Sentence examples for marginal or deficient from inspiring English sources

Values below MD were considered marginal or deficient, while values above A were considered adequate.

Recently, [ 9] observed marginal serum levels of vitamin B12 in sheep from a farm in south-east Norway, indicating a marginal or deficient cobalt status.

The most marked changes were observed for S-vit A and S-vit E, and a large proportion of the cows had S-vit A and S-vit E concentrations at calving considered marginal or deficient according to [ 17].

The benefits and risks of nutritional supplementation may thus depend on prior exposure – those with marginal or deficient nutrient intakes may be the group to benefit whereas those whose intake is already adequate or high may experience harm.

The blood concentrations of S-vit E and P-Se in the mid dry period significantly predicted the occurrence of values considered marginal or deficient at the time of calving.

Third, our entry criteria permitted participation by patients who may have had marginal or deficient iron reserves that may have compromised their response to epoetin alfa or darbepoetin alfa.

We assumed marginal effects of genetic factors observed among NHANES cohorts (genetic marginal OR = 1.0) and environmental factors OR as observed in EWAS (exposure marginal OR = 1.5).

Most numbers are either "abundant" or "deficient".

I don't see humor as some sort of shrunken or deficient cousin of "real" writing.

More than a quarter of the nation's bridges are obsolete or deficient.

It counts in official jargon as non-execution or deficient execution of payment transactions.