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Halliday welcomed that but said he feared the amount of money would be inadequate to meet the government's ambitions.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

That same level of weaker disclosures may prove to be inadequate to investors who were justifiably comfortable relying on Buffett’s presence.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025

Previous reports have also found mental health care services to be inadequate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025

As a result, projections about the short-, medium- and long-term future of study populations may be inadequate.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

For years there has been a belief that the supply of fur-bearing animals would soon be inadequate to the demand.

From Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding




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