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Adequacy is an English word with synonyms like inadequacy or sufficiency. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Adequacy in a sentence

Adequacy meaning

The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.

Synonyms of Adequacy

inadequacy adequateness satisfactoriness sufficiency quality insufficiency

Related words

Other words often associated with Adequacy or its synonyms:

weakness amount failing deficiency prize level attribute calibre wealth superior lineament prime

Using Adequacy

  • The main meaning on this page is: The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
  • Useful related words include: inadequacy, adequateness, satisfactoriness, sufficiency.
  • In the example corpus, adequacy often appears in combinations such as: the adequacy, adequacy of, capital adequacy.

Context around Adequacy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

descriptive 2× explanatory 2× capital 2× rating 1× resource 1× rate 1× overall 1×

Often after:

ratio 1× regarding 1× deal 1×

Sentence patterns with Adequacy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

for the adequacy or accuracy 7× achieve descriptive adequacy and those 1× achieved explanatory adequacy 1× and rate adequacy 1× capital adequacy ratio and 1× delusions of adequacy regarding their 1× determine the adequacy of the 1× environment and adequacy of nearby 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

neither the tsx 5× neither the canadian 2× as finance officer 1× capital adequacy ratio 1× chomsky argued that 1× chomsky distinguished between 1×

Common sentence endings:

of this release 5× 8 percent respectively 1× achieved explanatory adequacy 1× and rate adequacy 1× as their goal 1× athlete s diet 1×

Words around Adequacy

Just before it in the word index:

adeq 2 adeptus 7 adepts 12 adeptness 8 adeptly 17 adept 260

Just after it in the word index:

adequate 1.774 adequately 643 ader 7 aderemi 25 aderhold 2 aderholt 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

adjudged 122 aggravating 122 alamos 122 algiers 122 bessemer 122 binoculars 122

Corpus analysis for Adequacy

  • In this selection, "adequacy" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, descriptive, explanatory, capital, ratio, regarding and deal stand out and add context to how "adequacy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include for the adequacy or accuracy and achieve descriptive adequacy and those. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "adequacy" sits close to words such as adjudged, aggravating and alamos, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with adequacy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The solvency ratio is a measure of capital adequacy. (9 words)

The Broncos have harbored delusions of adequacy regarding their receivers. (10 words)

Resource adequacy has become a major question in this energy transition. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

As finance officer Mr Pilsworth is legally required to report to councillors on the adequacy of proposed reserves and the robustness of estimates under section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003, as part of the budget setting process. (39 words)

With auto results declining in 2022, returning to a favorable—or even a breakeven—combined ratio will take time given the need for improvement in several areas, such as adverse loss severity and rate adequacy. (35 words)

Chomsky argued that, even though linguists were still a long way from constructing descriptively adequate grammars, progress in terms of descriptive adequacy will only come if linguists hold explanatory adequacy as their goal. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Chomsky argued that, even though linguists were still a long way from constructing descriptively adequate grammars, progress in terms of descriptive adequacy will only come if linguists hold explanatory adequacy as their goal.

Chomsky distinguished between grammars that achieve descriptive adequacy and those that go further and achieved explanatory adequacy.

Capital adequacy ratio and tier 1 capital ratio stood at 24.8 percent and 24.8 percent, respectively.

He emphasised the importance of respecting the environment and adequacy of nearby infrastructure and amenities.

Looking forward, we remain optimistic that market conditions will remain robust with rating adequacy in a really strong position.

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider have reviewed or accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “CSE”) nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the ‎policies of the Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

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Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulatory Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Resource adequacy has become a major question in this energy transition.

The Broncos have harbored delusions of adequacy regarding their receivers.

The conduct of GIS is necessary to determine the adequacy of the grid and its capability to accommodate a request for power delivery service.

The main opposition concern is that Britain doesn’t jeopardize its so-called adequacy deal with the EU to allow data to flow freely across borders.

The solvency ratio is a measure of capital adequacy.

With auto results declining in 2022, returning to a favorable—or even a breakeven—combined ratio will take time given the need for improvement in several areas, such as adverse loss severity and rate adequacy.

As finance officer Mr Pilsworth is legally required to report to councillors on the adequacy of proposed reserves and the robustness of estimates under section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003, as part of the budget setting process.

Laura Moretti Reece, the lead sports dietitian for the female athlete program at Boston Children’s Hospital, likes to first look at the overall adequacy of the athlete’s diet.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider, as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation services provider (as the term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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Common combinations with adequacy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "adequacy" in a sentence?
An example: "Chomsky argued that, even though linguists were still a long way from constructing descriptively adequate grammars, progress in terms of descriptive adequacy will only come if linguists hold explanatory adequacy as their goal." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "adequacy" from authentic English texts.
What does "adequacy" mean?
Adequacy means: The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
What are synonyms of "adequacy"?
Common synonyms of "adequacy" include: inadequacy, adequateness, satisfactoriness, sufficiency, quality, insufficiency.
How many example sentences with "adequacy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "adequacy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.