The phrase "a critical shortfall" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to describe a significant or serious deficiency or lack of something. Here are two examples of how it could be used: 1. The government's budget plan is facing a critical shortfall of funds, putting important public services at risk. 2. The company's production output suffered a critical shortfall last quarter, resulting in major delays for their customers.
We are facing a critical shortfall in life-saving aid and a desperate movement of humanity.
This comes at a time when the borough is facing a critical shortfall of new affordable homes.
A domestic violence researcher, Prof Kelsey Hegarty, said the survey highlighted a critical shortfall in long-term housing that contributed to particularly women and children remaining in unsafe environments.
Experts told The Times there was a critical shortfall of an estimated 5,500 maths teachers across England, causing head teachers to take drastic action before their students return next month.
First, we face a critical shortfall of skilled scientists and engineers who can develop new breakthrough technologies.
He and his colleagues see this as a critical shortfall in the appeal of color printing, both for small and medium sized businesses which create marketing materials in-house that need to look consistent, and for consumers frustrated with spotty results when they print photos at home.
"So there is an acute need for new school building projects to get under way now to avoid a potentially critical shortfall of places in densely populated areas within the next few years".
Mr. Libby noted that the administration had relied on "business as usual" projections from the Energy Information Administration, part of the Department of Energy, to describe a critical energy shortfall.
— JOYCE LAU Last-minute support comes to aid of community college The Urban College of Boston will remain open and new students will be admitted, despite fears of a critical budget shortfall, the chairman of the college's board of trustees announced last week.
The coordinated regional drive faces an immediate threat from conflicts in west and central Africa and a critical funding shortfall for essential activities early next year.
Our inner wonkiness takes comfort in the fact that aside from a thoroughly entertaining hour spent each week, Glee is also shining a light on critical shortfalls in our education enterprise.
