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- adjective social science, public health Having insufficient
resources ;poor . - adjective politically correct Having insufficient
resources ;poor .
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Anthony Cordesman and Erin Fitzgerald, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, have just published a study that attempts to quantify the "underresourced" assertion.
Clock Ticks for White House to Show Gains in Afghanistan 2009
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In fact, "underresourced" is the phrase of the hour when it comes to Afghanistan, repeated by military officials and outside advisers to summarize why they think things have slid backward.
Clock Ticks for White House to Show Gains in Afghanistan 2009
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We are teaching students from what is basically an underresourced secondary school system.
University 2009
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Living on the front line I see who is motivated, who has potential, and which demographics are alienated or underresourced.
The Kindness of Strangers KateG 2009
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Instead of saying "We are building capacity for underresourced youth populations to overcome societal challenges," tell them that you work with poor homeless teenagers from their district and help them get jobs.
Rich Tafel: Want to Lead? Learn to Influence -- Eight Steps to a Successful Policy Pitch Rich Tafel 2011
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We are teaching students from what is basically an underresourced secondary school system.
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I would argue that the underfunded, underresourced strategy of the previous administration was the real disservice to our military.
Steele: Obama's speech 'must be the beginning, not the end' 2009
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Living on the front line I see who is motivated, who has potential, and which demographics are alienated or underresourced.
Archive 2009-07-01 KateG 2009
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The UK, despite campaigning for a replacement for the four previously unloved and underresourced departments dealing with gender, cannot bring itself to pledge a penny to the new body it did so much to create.
UN Women justice report: Gender equality programmes need funding | Jane Martinson 2011
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We are teaching students from what is basically an underresourced secondary school system.
April 2009 2009
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