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Discover LudwigThe phrase "proven inadequate" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
You can use this phrase when you want to describe someone or something that has been shown to not be sufficient or enough for a certain purpose. For example, "Jane's previous approach to the problem was proven inadequate, and she had to try a new strategy to get the desired results."
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The old house has proven inadequate for Mr. Mandela.
And as the market has grown, private counterparty discipline has proven inadequate.
But those efforts have proven inadequate to stem the tide of death.
Traditional methods of using small central chin implants and oval malar implants have proven inadequate.
In 1978, many officials opposed ending rural communes, even though the system had proven inadequate at feeding the population.
Primary prevention has proven inadequate in impacting the incidence of skin cancer, thus stimulating the development of chemopreventive strategies.
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That has proved inadequate.
"They proved inadequate.
The camouflage proved inadequate.
Most responses proved inadequate.
Ireland, meanwhile, proved inadequate opposition.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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