be sufficient
Example Sentences
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Sarah said that Lily's Austrian passport states she was born in Britain, and that she also offered to show her birth certificate as proof - but was told this wouldn't be sufficient.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
“But it can also be true that in this moment, in this security environment, the paradigms of the past may not be sufficient to meet the moment.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Similarly, he questions if the supply of credit will always be sufficient to absorb the rising tide of U.S. debt.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
"If there are ways to block the chemistry at the crystal surface, that alone might be sufficient to kill parasites."
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
Fearful that such measures might not be sufficient to protect their interests, the planter class took an additional precautionary step, a step that would later come to be known as a “racial bribe.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
