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"That group is much less because, what we find, the state pension system works well - whereas the benefits system is still deficient," he said.

From BBC

Attorney Mark Zaid called the firing “legally deficient,” as she can only be fired directly by the president.

From Salon

But on Wednesday, the High Court ruled that these inquiries were "deficient", ordering a new "robust" investigation.

From BBC

Yvette Cooper, who is responsible for the Security Service, made a written statement to Parliament a day after the High Court ruled MI5's explanations for its false evidence were deficient and unreliable.

From BBC

The High Court has ordered a "robust and independent" new investigation into how MI5 gave false evidence to multiple courts, after rejecting two official inquiries provided by the Security Service as seriously "deficient".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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