shortfall
/ˈʃɔːtfɔːl/
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American sound/ˈʃɔːtfɔːl/
shortfall
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shor - tfall -> shortfall
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- ‘It all adds up to bigger and bigger revenue shortfalls and the need for more and more spending cuts.’
- ‘We have now been told by our insurer that a shortfall is likely and we were not warned at the outset.’
- ‘Among the problems he correctly identifies is the shortfall in qualified staff in the NHS.’
- ‘Supply shortfalls could plague China for at least two more years, Liang believes.’
- ‘If you have a problem in making up the extra cash needed to cover the possible shortfall, don't just do nothing.’
- ‘It's been hard to miss the various headlines about shortfalls in endowment mortgages over the last few days.’
- ‘If your investment performs badly you could face a shortfall at the end of the mortgage term.’
- ‘After all, the current shortfalls stem in part from companies trying to get by with paying less.’
- ‘Pensions organisations have warned that many people could face shortfalls in their pensions.’
- ‘The city centre manager told us it was all to do with a staff shortfall.’
- ‘However, this view of overseas property agencies is the reason for many of the shortfalls in the industry.’
- ‘Maize shortfalls are also projected for Lesotho, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.’
- ‘You could keep the policy going and look at other alternatives to repay the remaining shortfall.’
- ‘I have been warned to expect a significant shortfall on my mortgage endowment.’
- ‘Millions are facing shortfalls on their endowments, an investment product sold heavily in the 1980s.’
- ‘I am not worried on a personal level but I do think that there will be a huge shortfall throughout the country.’
- ‘They said another factor contributing to the patient pile-up is a staff shortfall.’
- ‘If bus operators no longer receive this money they will be forced to find ways to make up the shortfall in income.’
- ‘The group may be forced to bridge the shortfall by selling some of its assets or securing more debt.’
- ‘This resulted in serious shortfalls in the projected revenue stream.’
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