The phrase "adequate partner" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who meets the necessary requirements or standards in a partnership, whether in a personal or professional context.
Example: "In order to succeed in this project, we need to find an adequate partner who can contribute effectively to our goals."
Alternatives: "suitable partner" or "capable partner".
Some of the challenges that Warby Parker faced were maintaining the company culture, finding adequate partners to preserve the quality of the "Buy a Pair, Give a Pair" program, and devising an integrated online and offline marketing strategy that fit the brand personality.
He was a great bridge player, an adequate tennis partner, and an enthusiastic singer.
On Nov. 6, Mr. Eikenberry wrote: "President Karzai is not an adequate strategic partner.
Earlier this year, Mr. Eikenberry was quoted in a confidential diplomatic cable saying that Mr. Karzai "is not an adequate strategic partner".
In a leaked diplomatic cable from late 2009, Mr. Eikenberry described the Afghan president as "not an adequate strategic partner".
"President Karzai is not an adequate strategic partner," he wrote in one of several cables to the State Department that, predictably, later leaked.
Ambassador Karl Eikenberry's publicized assessment that Mr. Karzai is not an "adequate strategic partner" has left lingering tensions with Mr. Karzai and General McChrystal.
On Nov. 6, the ambassador, Karl Eikenberry, wrote to Washington in a cable that was leaked: "President Karzai is not an adequate strategic partner," he warned.
Former Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, who described Mr Karzai as a "not adequate strategic partner" in a leaked diplomatic cable five months ago, escorted him on his flight to Washington.
Nor did he refer to Lt. Gen. Karl W. Eikenberry, the American ambassador to Afghanistan, seated in the front row, who sent a diplomatic cable last fall denouncing Mr. Karzai as "not an adequate strategic partner".
