insufficient staff

collocation in English

meaningsofinsufficientandstaff

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insufficient
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/us
/ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/
not ...
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staff
noun
uk
/stɑːf/us
/stæf/
the group of people who work for ...
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(Definition ofinsufficientandstafffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In villages, the task of ascertaining fertility history is very difficult, because of the lack of birth records, illiteracy andinsufficientstaff.
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This inability to run to full capacity due toinsufficientstaffthroughout the year leads to increasing radiotherapy waiting times.
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There is a tremendous backlog of invoices which have not been checked because the liquidator and others concerned haveinsufficientstaff.
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It is not the case that lines are falling into disrepair through employment ofinsufficientstaff.
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What can be worse than trying to educate the disinterested children of unwilling parents, in inadequate buildings, with aninsufficientstaffof teachers?
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I included a letter from a patient stating that her appointment had been cancelled because ofinsufficientstaff.
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Is not the delay due to the fact that totallyinsufficientstaffare being allocated to this work?
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There wereinsufficientstaffto give proper directions or to find the fire-fighting appliances.
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It does not reproach the staff for not working; it says that there wereinsufficientstaffto carry out the work.
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Quite simply, there isinsufficientstaffto ensure that traders are not overclaiming.
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There isinsufficientstaffand some of the wards are shut.
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There wereinsufficientstaffto maintain association for five nights a week.
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The report also revealed that there wasinsufficientstaff.
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The first is inadequate funding; the second isinsufficientstaff.
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Waiting times are rising, ambulances are queuing more, stressed staff are walking away, there areinsufficientstaffand beds, and the elderly are frightened.
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Cash shortages in the immigration service also meaninsufficientstaffand other resources to cope with the current work load.
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In our opinion, the committee hasinsufficientstaffto achieve continuity in its work in terms of content and procedures.
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He pointed out that he hadinsufficientstaffwith which to take on new work and that he had no room to expand.
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The five countries haveinsufficientstaffand inadequate technical and financial resources for dealing with requests for legal assistance.
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I understand that officers are already being withdrawn from sea appointments because there isinsufficientstaffin the design department.
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