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The phrase "be insufficient" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something does not meet the required amount or standard.
Example: "The resources provided for the project may be insufficient to meet the deadlines."
Alternatives: "be inadequate" or "be lacking."
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be insufficient
adjective
Not sufficient.
synonyms
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But all this will still be insufficient.
Accountability by itself will be insufficient.
Even appending his name to his placard would be insufficient.
There would be insufficient power for the planet.
Mr Ross suspects both sums will be insufficient.
Voters deemed this to be insufficient preparation for Congress.
If existing authorities should be insufficient, he added, "Congress might need to get involved".
That appears to be insufficient incentive for foreign acquirers to put money into the United States.
Until then supplies will be insufficient to cover the population, federal officials say.
The original Stanford "object" of creating "usefulness in life," though affirmed, was said to be insufficient.
"You just don't know because there tends to be insufficient data to do anything".
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