The phrase "a considerable deficit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a significant shortfall or lack of something, often in financial or resource contexts.
Example: "The company reported a considerable deficit in its annual budget, prompting a review of its spending practices."
Alternatives: "a significant shortfall" or "a substantial gap".
But detoxifying the city's water system over the long term will probably cost hundreds of millions; that leaves a considerable deficit in dollars and political will once the Obama administration's emergency allocation of $80m for Flint runs dry.
After two heats, they occupy last place, trailing front-runner Germany by 3.5 seconds, which is a considerable deficit in a sport often decided by hundredths of a second.
While some improvements have been made in the area of partnerships, a considerable deficit still exists.
Late last year, Sugarman sent an email to some groups' directors explaining that the center was running "a considerable deficit". "The specific causes of this deficit are many, complex, interrelated, and have been escalating over time.
This fact represents a considerable deficit, because it is known that especially combined developmental delays usually have moderate or strong expression, while isolated delays have rather a mild expression [ 16].
There is a considerable deficit in milk supply in major towns, e.g., Shimla, where it is believed that 40-50 per cent of the milk supply comes from the lowland states of Punjab and Haryana.
The United States has a considerable trade deficit with the Ireland, and Trump has specifically called out the country as a "tax haven". The tax cuts passed by Republicans in 2017 appear to have hit U.S. investment in Ireland, according to Irish estimates.
"There is a considerable job deficit and a large labour informality affecting mainly the young and women," it says.
As wake times during weekdays are fairly constant because of school times, and only bedtimes shift later, a considerable sleep deficit accumulates prior to the weekend.
These studies reported a weight loss that did not exceed 5% (3 kg), which is expected because exercise training per se does not induce a considerable energy deficit that could lead to substantial weight loss.
In a study from 1990, Åkerstedt and co-workers monitored six physicians on night call using ambulatory EEG, which revealed a considerable sleep deficit with only 3 hours of night sleep [ 7].
