adequate means

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adequate
adjective
uk
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/us
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/
enough or satisfactory for a ...
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mean
noun[S]
uk
/miːn/us
/miːn/
mathematicsspecialized
the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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Consequently, the patient's current ability to cope depends, in part, on whether he achieved adequate means for adaptation when he experienced stress as a child.
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Because adherence to any law is an essential element of any legal system, the international community must develop adequate means of compliance and enforcement to make international humanitarian law effective.
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As the 2 tests are highly sensitive to sample size (and our samples are comparatively large), they do not provide an adequate means of assessing model fit.
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Furthermore, the perception of illicit work and attitudes towards the need for adequate means to police and control this social phenomenon changed over the course of time.
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This new status would render it more capable to employ the adequate means to address professional issues in this area.
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Even with that top speed, the grade crossings must have adequate means to prevent collisions.
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For this reason, blood levels of magnesium are not an adequate means of establishing the total amount of available magnesium.
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The early civilizations lacked adequate means to obtain knowledge about the human brain.
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The term points to an excessive ability or willingness to use the veto power within a government or institution (without an adequate means of any override).
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At the age of ten he was removed to a home for middle class boys who were respectably descended but without adequate means to their support.
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