be deficient
Example Sentences
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But most other local governments in California have done little to order older buildings be evaluated and strengthened if found to be deficient.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Colorado’s undoing will seemingly be deficient and poorly staffed offensive and defensive lines.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023
In mid-2022, Fed staff deemed the bank's management to be deficient and barred the bank from growing through mergers or acquisitions, Barr said.
From Reuters • Mar. 28, 2023
Some people are more likely to be deficient - people who don't get outdoors much or who cover their skin, as well as people with naturally darker skin.
From BBC • May 14, 2022
Not all acid-forming bacteria are able to produce favorable, flavor-giving compounds; hence, sour cream butter may sometimes be deficient in flavor by reason of this fact.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George
