massive shortfall

collocation in English

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massive
adjective
uk
/ˈmæs.ɪv/us
/ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
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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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There is amassiveshortfallin those figures and, frankly, there must be some error in the calculations.
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There is already amassiveshortfallin community nursing, speech therapy, occupational therapy and all the other attendant services.
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If there were a big move to organic farming, there would be amassiveshortfallof temperate foodstuffs that we could produce in this country.
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The figures show that we are facing, not an increase, but amassiveshortfallin the total provision for the arts.
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It is a reallymassiveshortfallin what they rightly consider should have been their deserts.
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Its budget has been so reduced this year that although it asked for £235,000, it got approximately £20,000, which leaves amassiveshortfall.
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Again, that would lead to amassiveshortfall.
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Even with the houses built for rent by housing associations, there is amassiveshortfall, leaving many people desperately in need of houses to rent.
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That is amassiveshortfallwhen one considers the size of the problem in the rural areas.
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The pilot schemes have become phase 1, but there has been amassiveshortfallof places in those schemes.
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James's hospital, too, is suffering from amassiveshortfallin funding and is in debt to the tune of between £2 million and £6 million.
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The only trouble is that, instead of 12 million tons, there was a production of 8 million tons in 1965, amassiveshortfallof 4 million tons.
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Hutton was faced by amassiveshortfallin government revenue and a large accumulation of debt.
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That was amassiveshortfallin those days more than half the state's entire budget for the year.
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Amassiveshortfallin advertising revenue meant that it was losing money, and there were also problems with reception.
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Although there may be benefits in terms of confidence, the fact is that massive shortfalls in pension funds may well occur.
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Specifically, it set its sights on alleviating poverty and addressing the massive shortfalls in social services across the countrysomething that the document acknowledged would rely upon a stronger macroeconomic environment.
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