serious shortfall

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousandshortfall

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serious
adjective
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/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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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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(Definition ofseriousandshortfallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We all know that there is still aseriousshortfallin school places; there is grievous overcrowding of classrooms in many schools in many places.
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That does seem to be a veryseriousshortfallfrom the number the force believes it needs to combat the drug menace effectively.
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There is no mention of theseriousshortfalland that by 1980 we shall be 200 pilots short.
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There is, however, aseriousshortfallof neurologists and other specialists, which can mean a long wait for consultation.
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So there is a veryseriousshortfallthere.
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There will be aseriousshortfallin the long-term when pensions must be produced by the national insurance contributions system.
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I do not propose to go into the technical details, but there is no denying that there is aseriousshortfallin conventional forces.
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It is aseriousshortfallin maintaining the status quo.
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One consequence of thatseriousshortfallis a democratic deficit, which should worry us all.
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This is the mostseriousshortfallthat we have had, against the background of a specific cut that was made last year.
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An improvement here is certainly needed to prevent aseriousshortfall.
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Even this expected figure—which is an optimistically anticipated one—is a very great andseriousshortfallfrom the pre-war position.
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However, if we are talking about adequate meat supplies, we have to remember that this is a veryseriousshortfall.
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If he cannot find a solution in the relationship between unemployment in the industry and theseriousshortfallin housing programme he should confess to his failure now.
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Clearly, this is aseriousshortfall.
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There is surely no question but that there is aseriousshortfallof first-rate engineering students in our universities and colleges and there has been for a long time.
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On top of that, recently introduced price controls can only create shortages in a country already facing aseriousshortfallin basic staples by the end of the year.
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Surely this indicates aseriousshortfall?
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There is aseriousshortfallin timber.
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Is he aware that there has been aseriousshortfallin potato production in this country and that there will be a serious shortfall in brassica production?
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