significant shortfall
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsignificantandshortfall
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significant
adjective
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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shortfall
noun[C]
uk/ˈʃɔːt.fɔːl/us/ˈʃɔːrt.fɑːl/
an amount that is less than the level that was expected ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandshortfallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is asignificantshortfallof money this year.
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As a result, there could be asignificantshortfall.
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In fact, asignificantshortfallis very unlikely.
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We shall give serious consideration next year to making good from then on anysignificantshortfall, having regard to economic and other circumstances then.
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In these circumstances there is no reason to suppose that there is anysignificantshortfallin the take-up of industrial disablement benefit.
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The total committed amounted to only 7,500—asignificantshortfall.
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My belief at the moment is that there is not likely to be asignificantshortfall, provided that the draft supplementary budget is adopted.
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According to some, it is asignificantshortfall.
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At present, there is nosignificantshortfallof either legal or non-legal staff within the area.
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There is asignificantshortfallin capacity, and we need to do something about it nationally, so we need a clear national strategy.
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This scheme would operate if there was evidence that there would otherwise be asignificantshortfallof students on courses starting this autumn.
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There is, therefore, asignificantshortfallin the spending on education.
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By no stretch of the imagination is £1·25 a week a few pence: it is asignificantshortfall.
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Progress on the corporate plan cannot be maintained in the face of asignificantshortfallin cash flow.
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We would like the county council to carry out some more work on the scheme appraisal, which currently shows asignificantshortfallnot covered by the decongestion benefits.
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I was glad to see on the wires this afternoon that the tourist association has advised tourists that there is nosignificantshortfallto worry about.
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That leaves asignificantshortfall.
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When he left office, there was asignificantshortfallin the books of the sheriff's office.
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As these levels of return have not been achieved over recent years, many endowments are currently maturing (or are projected to mature) with asignificantshortfall.
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It is neither right nor fair that significant shortfalls in personnel are still a major problem.
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