The phrase "adequate book" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a book that meets a certain standard or is sufficient for a particular purpose.
Example: "The library has an adequate book on the subject, which should help you with your research."
Alternatives: "satisfactory book" or "sufficient book".
Just the other day, after getting dropped at the Moultonborough Public Library (open Mon.-Thurs., 10 to 8) — a fine, modern two-story building with 10 computer terminals, an adequate book and periodical collection and a friendly staff (I got my library card) — I stopped by the local bank for a public notary, ate lunch at a small diner, then walked back toward the eight-mile road home.
"It was just amazing to see the difference between a school with the kind of facilities we take for granted in the UK – with light, airy classrooms, adequate books and equipment and a well-trained teachers – and one where children were studying in rubble, with no toilets, water, books or desks," said Isabella Todd, one of the Barclays employees who traveled to Rwanda.
That the other side is no better hardly seems an adequate answer.The book whose influence Mr Peer acknowledges early on is George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia", an account of his involvement in the Spanish civil war, in which he fought.
Furthermore, some recommendations were provided to select or design an adequate e-book display for prolonged reading.
Possibly he hopes to persuade the unconverted – yet a book adequate to that purpose would have to start with the ABCs of society and economics; it would be longer than this one and not as episodic.
Turns out Krispy Kreme may have leavened profits in the way it accounted for the purchase of franchised stores and by failing to book adequate reserves for doubtful accounts.
Michael Moon, a manager at Olsson's Books and Records in Washington, called sales of the Sept. 11 books "adequate" and noted that "they're not a jolly gift".
Nonetheless, Audio Bones are perfectly adequate for audio books, workout music and background music.
Also important are adequate numbers of books and teaching materials that are culturally sensitive, socially relevant, and written in "home" languages.
All of them had fine vocabularies, more than adequate for the books and criticism they wrote, but their speech was peppered and spiced with short Anglo-Saxon expletives that pointed to sexual activity and parts, as well as powerfully and paradoxically expressing incoherent rage.
A large compartment on the outside was adequate enough for books and magazines and a pair of flip-flops.
