deficiency
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson for the Army Corps said “all deficiencies logged by” federal inspectors were “addressed and corrected.”
From Los Angeles Times
It said Paramount had "repeatedly failed to submit the best proposal" for shareholders, despite being given clear directions for potential solutions to deficiencies in the offer.
From BBC
The largest gains would occur in countries already facing serious hunger and micronutrient deficiencies.
From Science Daily
"Magnesium deficiency shuts down the vitamin D synthesis and metabolism pathway," Dai said.
From Science Daily
States that agreed to it would provide voter lists to the Justice Department, which would then look for any “insufficiencies, inadequacies, deficiencies, anomalies, or concerns.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
