Sentence examples for plain inadequate from inspiring English sources

The truth is, the notion of sanctions looks fragile and fleeting for dealing with Iran nowadays: too easy and perhaps meaningless to brandish; and, at the same time, too hard to achieve on a significant level — or just plain inadequate if there's a spiral toward more confrontation.

Others received dishonest or just plain inadequate advice like "You can't have kids and you'll never be able to adopt".

Miley Cyrus celebrated her boyfriend Liam's birthday last weekend by licking a birthday cake that would make most men feel... just plain inadequate.

When I was younger I wasn't confident of my sexuality and I felt plain and inadequate.

First, while the accuracy of linear measurements on a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is acceptable for computed tomography (CT) scans, it is inadequate for digital plain radiographs without the use of an internal calibration [ 41].

In the 60 years since then it has intermittently seemed inadequate, hopelessly antiquated and plain doomed.

Two broad landform categories (upper hills, lower hills) were selected from which the study sites were chosen, with the remaining categories (granitic hills, plains and wetlands) excluded due to inadequate replicates across the chosen age groups.

Rather than trying to match Ukip, the Tories should be seeking to expose its policies as "incoherent, inconsistent, inadequate and in many places plain wrong", he said.

That even though you may feel plain or middle-aged or slow or inadequate; and have a wonky left arm and still can't breathe bilaterally, having a bit of a sense of fun or adventure counts for something.

The fact is that many of our internal processes, controls, and actions around compliance have been inadequate, and some decisions have just been plain wrong.

The relief of the plains is undulating but low, and natural drainage is inadequate in many places, creating swamps, some of which have been drained.