Sentence examples for a shortfall of close from inspiring English sources

The government has promised to recruit around 2,500 more federal police, who pursue major crimes, to make up for a shortfall of close to a fifth of the full-strength force of 12,500.

New York, the authority is projecting a budget shortfall of close to $1 billion next year.

While the London boroughs will have £576m in capital funding available to build new schools between now and 2015, "the problem in London is so acute that London boroughs still face a funding shortfall of close to £1.04 billion to ensure that every pupil in London has a permanent school place up to 2015-16," the report notes.

That was largely the message Mr. Cuomo sent in the meetings with rank-and-file lawmakers, warning them of the misery to be caused by the cuts in his budget, which aims to close a shortfall of more than $9 billion.

They are rallying behind Mr. Cuomo's pledge to close a shortfall of more than $9 billion by reducing the state work force by up to 15,000 employees and drastically reducing spending in areas like Medicaid and education.

If Indian Point 3 also closes a shortfall of some 750 megawatts could develop in the ensuing decade unless it is made up with any combination of new generation, improved transmission, and electricity conservation.

Germany is likely to flout the European Union's budget rules this year, and France is dangerously close, with a shortfall of 2.8percentthis yearar that is expected to grow in 2003.

Lancashire faces a shortfall of £262m over the next five years and considers closing half of its museums as a necessary part of its financial planning.

A shortfall of $35m was mentioned.

The state still faces a shortfall of $9.2 billion next year, compared with a $26.6 billion shortfall last year.

Ms. Peters predicted a shortfall of $3.1 billion.