be insufficient
Example Sentences
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Some of these parents on Tuesday were cautiously encouraged while concerned that the proposed steps might be insufficient.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The MTA has planned contingency shuttle buses, but is already warning that they will be insufficient.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Even if growth remains the same, that would likely be insufficient for the market.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
Among the general population of American adults, 58% said they were concerned that regulation would be insufficient, while just 21% said that they were worried it might go too far.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 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
