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- noun Alternative spelling of
shortfall .
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Examples
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Thankfully, the small pay-out I'd received as compensation for breaking my arm very badly when I was seven, and which my parents had securely stowed away in a long-term savings account, happened to mature just as I was despairing of ever saving enough money, and made up the short-fall with about $10 to spare.
Archive: Oct 08 - Mar 09 Cath@VWXYNot? 2009
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This €10 billion short-fall was offset by using forex swaps.
BNP Launches Restructuring Plan Digby Larner 2011
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It includes essentials such as mortgage payments, food (rice, flour, potatoes), fuel, medicines, building materials etc and guess who has to pick up the short-fall or face the social impact consequences?
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In fact, in India, where we have provided energy consultancy for several platinum and gold rated buildings, this is a serious short-fall.
Mayne’s Federal Building Too Sophisticated for LEED | Inhabitat 2008
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A detailed opinion survey outlines this short-fall clearly with a graph and following analysis.
Lys Anzia: From Mother's Dream to "A Woman's Nation" -- Shriver Charts Progress for American Women 2009
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The only problem with the Extras besides the commentary short-fall is that they are a little too good- there is a lot in the extra footage, shot primarily for the excellent mockumentary RAIN OF MADNESS, that suggests that the characters could have been much funnier and more complex.
SIMON says TROPIC THUNDER is big, but it isnt clever… | Obsessed With Film 2009
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Sachs says the $5 billion funding short-fall faced by GFTAM is less than half a percent of the money G8 countries have spent on bailing out failed banks in the past three months.
Will genuine partnerships improve TB responses despite economic recession? 2009
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The Merrill Lynch bonuses alone would have paid off GFATM's funding short-fall in full.
Will genuine partnerships improve TB responses despite economic recession? 2009
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Yes, Social Security does have a short-fall, no matter how you slice it.
Hillary Hits Obama In New Speech: "I've Heard A Lot Of Talk About Turning The Page" 2009
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And now, in Oklahoma, with the "Educational Lottery," and over a hundred Casinos, which promised education moneys, our government is staring at a short-fall in every direction.
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