be insufficient
Example Sentences
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Some of these parents on Tuesday were cautiously encouraged while concerned that the proposed steps might be insufficient.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Even Meta’s substantial operational cash flows—over $100 billion in the past 12 months—will be insufficient to fund the efforts.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
China agreed to postpone certain impending restrictions, although Western businesses worry the supply will nonetheless be insufficient.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
“This record would be insufficient to earn a job as a junior staffer at BLS,” Wolfers wrote on X.
From Salon • Aug. 12, 2025
Tom Gehrels, an asteroid hunter at the University of Arizona, thinks that even a year’s warning would probably be insufficient to take appropriate action.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
