There is an inadequate supply of water, so people are thirsty.

水的供应不充足，所以人们都很渴。

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An inadequate supply of vocabulary has been perceived as the block of learning English.

词汇量不足历来被高校学生视为英语学习的绊脚石。

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The country's forest resources feature inadequate supply, low quality and uneven distribution.

森林资源总量不足、质量低下、分布不均。

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She says it is better to have a moderate pandemic with a large supply of vaccines, rather than a severe pandemic with inadequate supplies of vaccine.

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That points to a jobs crisis of an entirely different nature: A woefully inadequate supply of STEM graduates to meet the current demand for engineers and scientists.

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If it wasn't tragic it might be comic, that there is so little consensus among politicians, bankers and economists about whether the weakness in the economy stems more from inadequate supply or weak demand.

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"An inadequate energy supply will increase the cost of doing business for every company in America, " DeLay said.

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