huge shortfall
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhugeandshortfall
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huge
adjective
uk/hjuːdʒ/us/hjuːdʒ/
extremely large in size ...
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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 ofhugeandshortfallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Ahugeshortfallhas occurred, which means that a new approach is needed.
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There is ahugeshortfallbetween those needs and the money that is available to the local authority.
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Many people will have to pay ahugeshortfallout of their own pocket.
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This is ahugeshortfalland one which must inevitably cause much public disquiet.
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That demonstrates ahugeshortfallmerely in the routine maintenance of our existing defences.
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I am acutely aware of the fact that if we lose this battle, there will be ahugeshortfallin the funding available to the foundation to support grassroots football.
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It is in fact £2,750,000—ahugeshortfall.
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I refer to thehugeshortfallin the level of access to, and the quality and range of, opportunities for people at what is called "technician level".
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Not only is it psychologically difficult, but the fact is that there is still ahugeshortfallin the provision which people should be making for their own retirement.
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With state budgets facing huge shortfalls in recent years, lawmakers have been cutting education funding, including for bullying prevention, leading some school districts to resist anti-bullying mandates.
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