be sufficient
Example Sentences
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Sarah said that Lily's Austrian passport states she was born in Britain, and that she also offered to show her birth certificate as proof, but was told this wouldn't be sufficient.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
“But it can also be true that in this moment, in this security environment, the paradigms of the past may not be sufficient to meet the moment.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
The outcome wasn’t statistically clean though, raising questions about whether the data will be sufficient to get a green light from regulators.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
"If there are ways to block the chemistry at the crystal surface, that alone might be sufficient to kill parasites."
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
But trouble arose once it became clear that the AEC’s accelerator budget of $15 million would not be sufficient to support two Bevatrons—in fact, it might not be enough to build even one.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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