Example sentences for: inadequacy

How can you use “inadequacy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The most poignant parts of her books detail the pressures Scarpetta faces as an executive who's responsible for the welfare of her subordinates but under ruthless pressure to deliver results; the impossibility of sorting through overwhelming floods of information and straining for an educated guess; the sadness of a life lived in helicopters and planes rather than in hotels; the inadequacy of colleagues who function like family but aren't.

  • It is possible for economies to suffer from an overall inadequacy of demand--recessions do happen.

  • Each of these trends contributed to what can only be described as Congress's slowness and inadequacy in treating the issue of terrorism in the years before 9/11.

  • In another front-page commentary in La Repubblica , Paolo Garimberti said Clinton was "merciless" in drawing attention to the truth that even now Europe can't curb its extremist regimes without America's help, and he added that the NATO intervention in Kosovo "dramatically underscores the inadequacy of the political and military instruments of which the European Union disposes."

  • The Turkish earthquake continues to lead world newspapers, though the focus has now shifted to the inadequacy of rescue efforts, the difficult conditions for survivors, and the apportionment of blame.


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