The phrase "fall marginally short of" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It typically means to not quite reach or achieve a certain goal or expectation. Example: The team's efforts were commendable, but unfortunately they fell marginally short of winning the championship title.
Poulter's FedEx series ended in Boston on Monday, when he fell marginally short of progression to the penultimate Denver event of the lucrative play-offs.
"Bank note paper specifications have a large number of detailed parameters, and the investigation has found in certain cases that a small number of them have fallen marginally short of specification," it added.
There's no shame in coming in at No 2 behind Captain America, but what will concern Fox executives is that the $39m £23mm) opening weekend for Rio 2 fell marginally short of that of the 2011 original – even when unadjusted for inflation.
Despite a number of students not obtaining the bonus, or perhaps falling marginally short of the 70%, which some intimated was disappointing, many nonetheless admitted that 70% was an attainable goal in which understanding and consistent effort are rewarded (Tables 3 and 4).
"25% will probably fall marginally short, but it will at least get us back on track.
Its portfolio share of the audience, including E4, More4 and Film4, fell marginally short, with an 11.5% share against a target of between 11.6% and 11.9%.
Lowry ultimately joined Scott Piercy, Sergio García – again – and Branden Grace in falling marginally short.
Neil Lennon stopped marginally short of labelling the visit of the Dutch champions as a must-win game, but Celtic's manager admitted defeat would be disastrous.
✒ ITV News types could be forgiven for looking a little strained last week after their servers suffered a meltdown only marginally short of apocalyptic.
While the euro slipped against the dollar on Friday, interest rates on peripheral euro zone government bonds fell marginally, indicating little concern of political fallout.
