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  • noun Plural form of inadequacy.

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Examples

  • Judge Russell awarded a lump sum of $80,000 to nine environmental groups that hired Ecojustice to take DFO to court last year over what it called the inadequacies of federal efforts to protect the whales.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MARK HUME 2011

  • I think primarily what you are discussing is the long-term inadequacies in our revenue system, but in the short-term, people should know that this bill if passed this session, wouldn't become effective until January 2010, and foster parent bargaining probably wouldn't commence until the next bieuium.

    BlueOregon 2009

  • In addition, long-term inadequacies in the area of water and sanitation remain of immediate concern and cholera outbreaks will recur in Iraq until access to safe water and proper sanitation is ensured for all people.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • However, the 2004 elections were very successful for the Republicans, so Obama's midterm inadequacies would probably have a similar adjustment to the Rove-designed superior Republican ground game in 2004.

    The Next Right 2008

  • Just so you know, people don’t actually have racial fears, they have racial preferences and all people no matter their race will from time to time point out certain inadequacies of some other racial group.

    Think Progress » When All Else Fails, Start Fear Mongering 2005

  • Gordon Brown is just the focus of the current malaise - his inadequacies are the tip of an iceberg.

    Iain Dale: Lie Down in a Darkened and WiFi Free Room 2008

  • Not least of the inadequacies was the British UHF radio equipment, and the lack of such radios altogether, preventing the proper monitoring of frequencies.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Helen 2007

  • Moreover, if a glorified mentor somehow disappoints or neglects us, we may inflate our low self-esteem and one or more of our so-called inadequacies and feel that we are bad disciples and deserve the punishment.

    Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� 16 Blocks in Opening Oneself to a Spiritual Mentor 2000

  • In addition, long-term inadequacies in the area of water and sanitation remain of immediate concern and cholera outbreaks will recur in Iraq until access to safe water and proper sanitation is ensured for all people. "

    The Common Ills 2008

  • The Urumqi violence came more than a year after ethnic riots spread through Tibet's capital, Lhasa, and Tibetan inhabited regions of western China - underscoring what many called the inadequacies of China's policies toward ethnic minorities.

    The Seattle Times 2010

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