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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are far short" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is significantly lacking or insufficient compared to a standard or expectation.
Example: "The results of the experiment are far short of what we anticipated, leading us to reconsider our approach."
Alternatives: "are significantly below" or "fall well short".
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Mr Berlusconi's poll ratings are far short of 2008's.
The Lords, where the Conservatives are far short of a majority, might be trickier.
Both sums are far short of the $5 billion agency that Mr. Bush had originally envisioned.
That said, three homers and eight steals more than halfway through the season and a.268 average are far short of earning what he cost.
But those numbers are far short of the capacity of 160,000 flights a year that planners predicted would be achieved by now.
The energy bill now before Congress proposes emissions targets that are far short of what China and other nations say they expect of the United States.
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Whaley's tee shots are far shorter.
But most riders' careers are far shorter, and what awaits them afterward is less certain.
Her betting odds are far shorter than those of her smaller-party rivals, and even than the Liberal Democrat's.
It is far short of the truth.
That is far short of what Brazil needs.
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