budget shortfall

collocation in English

meaningsofbudgetandshortfall

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budget
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/us
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/
very ...
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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 ofbudgetandshortfallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I therefore do not accept that there is abudgetshortfall.
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These efficiency savings and good performances have not prevented thebudgetshortfallcreating other real problems.
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We found that of the 20 schools that responded, 17 faced abudgetshortfall.
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No decision has yet been taken on how thebudgetshortfallshould be dealt with.
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Will he also confirm that those fire authorities that have already modernised will not be hit financially as a result of anybudgetshortfall?
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I do not accept that there is abudgetshortfall.
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As he is aware, the difficulties resulted from the loss of courses through franchising, which has left it with a £2 millionbudgetshortfall.
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How can they possibly do that if they are faced with abudgetshortfallin maintaining their current standards and levels of provision?
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Coleshill high school has a substantialbudgetshortfall, too.
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The grant is distributed in accordance with general principles and anybudgetshortfallfor an individual authority should not affect its grant entitlement in future years.
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A million dollarbudgetshortfallin the district forced the closure of the school, which had shrunk even further to 16 students.
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In 2010, due to abudgetshortfall, the library system reduced its hours.
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For example, a local government that is suffering abudgetshortfallmay ticket more aggressively within its jurisdiction to increase revenue.
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In 2002, the city faced abudgetshortfallof $1,000,000.
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Following a $4 millionbudgetshortfallin the latter project, the city imposed special development fees on new residential and commercial construction in the neighbourhood.
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It'll make him look bad, considering a $30 millionbudgetshortfallfacing the next governor.
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These plans were put on hold in 2008 due to abudgetshortfall.
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Low called for greater transparency on how the government intend to finance the package and to compensate for thebudgetshortfall.
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The university predicted a $59-millionbudgetshortfallin 2009 before provincial cuts brought that figure to $79 million.
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Due to the state's worsening economy, the primary issue facing the legislature for the session was a $456 millionbudgetshortfall.
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