The phrase "a continuing shortfall of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an ongoing deficiency or lack of something, often in a financial or resource context.
Example: "The company is facing a continuing shortfall of funds, which is affecting its ability to expand operations."
Alternatives: "an ongoing deficit of" or "a persistent lack of".
Several recent reports have pointed to a continuing shortfall in funding of the social care system, under which most councils restrict services to people whose needs are judged to be "substantial" or "critical".
Moreover, the €2 billion that the policy could net may not be enough to offset a continuing shortfall, as a third year of recession eats into consumer spending and firms' profits.As for privatisation, more than 20 deals are supposed to have been completed by January, according to the latest EU-IMF agreement.
And, facing a continuing funding shortfall of $210 million - needed for vital vaccines, training and logistics - the eradication initiative is again at a turning point.
And despite the continuing shortfall there is still plenty of good work going on, putting fences and guards around nuclear storage sites, helping to build the facilities where mouldering chemical shells can safely be destroyed, etc.
But that could be the consequence of a continuing productivity shortfall.
A continuing financial shortfall is threatening the global supply of yellow fever vaccine and could result in the exclusion of the two countries from upcoming campaigns.
"In a year of global discussions on development and climate change, these unprecedented levels of need and continued shortfalls in funding highlight the need to sustainably address the underlying causes and long-term impacts of crisis," said Sophia Swithern, head of the GHA programme.
Despite these initiatives, Ireland continues to have a shortfall of physicians which has been projected to continue [ 10- 13].
That's partly because the industry continues to suffer a shortfall of skilled workers.
