insufficient amount

collocation in English

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insufficient
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/us
/ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/
not ...
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amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/us
/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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(Definition ofinsufficientandamountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, analysis of qualitative data did provide some evidence to suggest that patients may have been provided with aninsufficientamountof information regarding the self-help service objectives.
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Aninsufficientamountof the levy is being devoted to research and development as opposed to the less specialised side of the industry.
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There is aninsufficientamountof accommodation for teaching purposes and an insufficient number of senior staff.
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In his view, aninsufficientamountreached the most affected areas.
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However, they hope that providing a whollyinsufficientamountfor maternity expenses might discourage low-income families from having children.
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People with minimal savings cannot claim and people who have set aside aninsufficientamountmay be accused of improvidence.
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I think there is a great deal of truth in it, and the truth lies in aninsufficientamountof political consent at the present time.
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The term "chicken feed" is also used as a colloquialism for a small orinsufficientamount, especially a small amount of money.
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Aninsufficientamountof explosives was detonated on the bridge and the bridge remained standing (although weakened).
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Moreover, the live direction by the producer was aninsufficientamountof planning to create any fixation.
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The hoped-for cooperative attack didn't bring any results due to theinsufficientamountof troops.
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However, the destruction of the villages was not completed immediately due to the dampness of the houses and theinsufficientamountof explosives.
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The blockage caused aninsufficientamountof coolant to enter; this was not noticed by the operators until the core temperature alarms sounded.
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Voice work is strong, but there is aninsufficientamount.
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Also, during ischemia, interneurons weaken, causing aninsufficientamountto perform vital functions to be present.
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From a little window she spoke to visitors and received aninsufficientamountof food.
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Too many condensation nuclei actually inhibit condensation, as the particles compete for a relativelyinsufficientamountof water vapor.
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Chief argument against the idea was that the use of such retirement savings may leave the account holder with aninsufficientamountat the end of his working life.
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In case ofinsufficientamountof autologous nerve tissue or the inability to attach both nerve ends securely and tension free, these two options are not possible.
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Whilst that assistance has not yielded the success we might have expected, this is due neither to its underlying principle nor the lack of forward-planning, but to insufficient amounts.
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