be insufficient

Example Sentences

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But they said that alone would be insufficient.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

But as a result of the 2019 law, Flagstar warned that “the level of income generated by the property may be insufficient to qualify for refinancing at maturity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Even if growth remains the same, that would likely be insufficient for the market.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 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