be insufficient
Example Sentences
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“If this resilience were confirmed in the current circumstance, the expected drag on aggregate demand might be insufficient to eliminate the growing risk of inflation settling above target over the medium term,” the account said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
But they said that alone would be insufficient.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
Even if growth remains the same, that would likely be insufficient for the market.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
The ORR found the assessment to be insufficient and wrote to GWR about its concerns.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025
If there is less than a certain critical amount of matter in the universe, the gravitation of the receding galaxies will be insufficient to stop the expansion, and the universe will run away forever.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
