be insufficient

Example Sentences

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The MTA has planned contingency shuttle buses, but is already warning that they will be insufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But they said that alone would be insufficient.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

UniQure shares fall sharply after the FDA indicates Phase I/II study data for gene therapy AMT-130 may be insufficient for a BLA.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 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

And she knew that her nature would have to answer for her, and she was terrified that what he saw in her would be insufficient.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman