The phrase "a great deficit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant shortfall or lack of something, often in financial or resource contexts.
Example: "The company is facing a great deficit in its budget, which may lead to cutbacks in staff."
Alternatives: "a significant shortfall" or "a substantial lack".
Only once in Ashes history has a side come back from a greater deficit, when England trailed by 261 in Melbourne 118 years ago.
They have played so atrociously while the Seattle Mariners, Rodriguez's former team, have played so amazingly that Texas also has a greater deficit at this point in the season than all but one team in major league history.
A group of at least 57 prominent business executives and former government officials have signed a petition in support of a greater deficit reduction, which they are to release at a news conference on Monday.
A greater deficit of bioelectric activity was seen in tibialis anterior muscle than in gastrocnemius.
Equally, inmates may experience greater isolation and a sense of feeling forgotten by their families, communities, and society, resulting in a greater deficit of social resources.
Now conservative Republicans in the House Freedom Caucus are rebelling at the prospect of a greater deficit if tax cuts are enacted comparable spending reductions.
The administrators said the retention of extra services would mean a greater deficit than would have been the case in the draft report released in July.
Killing programs for the poor and impoverished will require even greater expenditures in the future leading to a greater deficit.
Los Alamitos is again poised to repeat last year's large-school championship run, though the Griffins will have to make up a greater deficit.
Despite executives' distaste for the deal, they're not turning their backs on Washington and are holding out hope for a greater deficit reduction plan.
