insufficient capacity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinsufficientandcapacity
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insufficient
adjective
uk/ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/us/ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/
not ...
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capacity
noun
uk/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us/kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
the total amount that can be contained ...
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(Definition ofinsufficientandcapacityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is not the case that local authorities are run by hidebound ideologues withinsufficientcapacityto learn.
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Insufficientcapacity, poor programme design, lack of state-of-the-art processing procedures and the inability of systems to interact all contribute to the problems.
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We have too many places and too many homes, notinsufficientcapacity.
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Premature pit closures will mean that the coal industry of the 1990s will haveinsufficientcapacityto supply national demand.
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I will never forget the terrible feeling of frustration which they had as they realised that they hadinsufficientcapacityto meet the demand.
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The county considered that there wasinsufficientcapacityin existing settlements to meet such provision.
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Complaints ofinsufficientcapacityto meet demand are likely to diminish sharply over the next two months.
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The experience of my constituents is that there isinsufficientcapacity.
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We haveinsufficientcapacityto take a proper share of our home market.
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The initiators of the storage project, however, believe that there isinsufficientcapacityavailable at existing jetties for the project to develop its full potential.
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Initially, at least, there might beinsufficientcapacityfor fibre production to allow its use throughout the entire system, except in experimental situations.
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There is at presentinsufficientcapacityto meet the demand for this type of pipe.
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However, in many places land is available, and the constraint on building comes from theinsufficientcapacityof the construction industry.
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The truth is that there isinsufficientcapacityin the community.
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They are very frustrated; they cannot get to the stations easily, and when they do, there isinsufficientcapacityon the trains.
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Insufficientcapacityis one reason why we are losing efficiency.
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There is simplyinsufficientcapacityto provide, let alone improve, services across primary, secondary and tertiary care to meet the expectations of the national health service plan.
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That, surely, is evidence ofinsufficientcapacity?
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They haveinsufficientcapacity, and their equipment is in poor condition.
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However, the roads hadinsufficientcapacityto effectively serve the district.
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