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The phrase "already inadequate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is insufficient or lacking, especially when it was expected to be adequate at an earlier time.
Example: "The resources provided for the project are already inadequate, making it difficult to meet our deadlines."
Alternatives: "previously insufficient" or "no longer sufficient".
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It is already inadequate.
Rather, Merkel and Sarkozy look set to weaken those already inadequate goals.
The already inadequate local health system has been overwhelmed and many care workers have died.
At the risk of stating the obvious, benefits are already inadequate for basic needs.
In short, there's a real risk that bad policy will choke off our already inadequate recovery.
But the rail connections between north and south were already inadequate.
It's important to weigh how dangerous a world we live in before reducing funds for an already inadequate military.
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The government has been weakening its already-inadequate safety-net just when increased support is needed to alleviate fears of displacement.
"I'm feeling pretty safe" Casey said, as he took a mystery envelope which could easily have reduced his already-inadequate score still further.
And while Republicans like Mitt Romney slandered the "47 percent" as irresponsible "takers," Democrats like President Obama unfortunately repeated the "hard choices" mantra while others, like Nancy Pelosi, expressed a disturbing willingness to cut our already-inadequate Social Security benefits.
The Commission compounded its Social Security cuts by adopting a new, benefit-slashing formula that lowers the already-inadequate way that increases in the cost of living are calculated.
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