insufficient information
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinsufficientandinformation
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insufficient
adjective
uk/ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/us/ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/
not ...
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information
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
facts about a situation, person, ...
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So the question is: was the comparative dearth of visual detail merely a consequence of time constraints andinsufficientinformation?
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In this case, as in many others,insufficientinformationwas available at the time of the initial patient encounter.
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Where operative reports providedinsufficientinformation, the surgeons were contacted directly.
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To achieve more complex tasks, however, such a system may be unsuitable because ofinsufficientinformationon the working environment.
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A question mark (?) indicatesinsufficientinformationin the reporting of the study.
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The remaining 9% were due entirely toinsufficientinformationbeing recorded on the booking form by medical staff.
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Insufficientinformationexists to make a rigorous comparison of the impact of these different strategies.
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This often means thatinsufficientinformationis provided to allow replication, even for those with the technical training to do so.
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In the remaining nine patients the notification form did not contain any orinsufficientinformationto support or exclude a clinical diagnosis.
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Insufficientinformationwas provided by the authors for the calculation of comparisons.
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Furthermore, when c fails to match, the ++ operator hasinsufficientinformationto decide whether to report one failed parse or the other.
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At present there isinsufficientinformationto identify the reasons for such radically different responses.
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Whereinsufficientinformationwas available regarding relationships between or within genera, the taxa were inserted as polytomies.
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For rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis there wasinsufficientinformationabout the potential benefits or use of the new technologies.
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Epidemiological investigations identified either no contaminated foodstuff orinsufficientinformationwas available.
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Thus, it is apparent thatinsufficientinformationon the most-effective physician continuing education methods is not the main problem.
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There may beinsufficientinformationto create clear expectations about which parties will not gain representation and should therefore withdraw.
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In addition, there wasinsufficientinformationabout possible ranges in levels of effectiveness on which to base a sensitivity analysis.
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Lack of previous evaluation and assessment of managed entry meant that there wasinsufficientinformation to design a robust prospective economic evaluation.
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Many older people needing long-term care are unable to visit a prospective home before they move in, and many decisions are made withinsufficientinformation.
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