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How to use the word Sufficient in a Sentence?

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Reasoning prevails over logic when logic fails to provide sufficient reasoning.

Christen Kuikoua

added by ChristenKuikouafans
2 months ago

It is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. ... We shall reflect the compassion that is so much a part of your makeup. How can we love our country and not love our countrymen, and loving them, not reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they are sick, and provide opportunities to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory? ... We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free. It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each Inauguration Day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer.

Ronald Reagan

added by Normando
3 months ago

I think there’s now a sufficient amount of data to indicate that various forms of physical activity and exercise are generally effective at reducing substance use in individuals seeking treatment.

Mark Smith

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This incident has emphasized the need to better train and equip firefighters to respond to hazardous material incidents, specifically to derailments in rural areas, which are mostly served by volunteer fire departments that often lack sufficient resources, tax base and manpower.

David Comstock

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Fasting is not compulsory if you’re feeling not well. So in that regard — anything that can jeopardize the mission or maybe put the crew member at risk — we’re actually allowed to to eat sufficient food to prevent any escalation of lack of food or nutrition or hydration.

Sultan Alneyadi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The worry is that banks sitting on large unrealized losses in their bond portfolios might not have sufficient buffers if there is a fast withdrawal of deposits, although the biggest players are judged not to be at risk….

Susannah Streeter

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Things have drastically changed in the region over the years, you used to see only experienced hikers and climbers in the region, many of them traveling without guides, and they were completely self-sufficient.

Ian Taylor

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You must remember our immune defense has been developed in close contact with microbiological surroundings, if there is a virus hidden in the permafrost that we have not been in contact with for thousands of years, it might be that our immune defense is not sufficient.

Birgitta Evengård

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If there is a virus hidden in the permafrost that we have not been in contact with for thousands of years, it might be that our immune defense is not sufficient, it is correct to have respect for the situation and be proactive and not just reactive. And the way to fight fear is to have knowledge.

Birgitta Evengård

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The Petito family lost their daughter, and they were also denied the opportunity to confront her killer, no amount of money is sufficient to compensate the Petito family for the loss of their daughter, Gabby, at the hands of Brain Laundrie.

Patrick Reilly

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We really advocate for diversity and supply to prevent types these types of issues, meaning at least three globally, geographically diverse suppliers that are supplying the market with sufficient products.

Jessica Daley

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There’s 50 million students who will benefit from this who today will struggle, many of them don’t have assets sufficient to bail them out after the pandemic.

Sonia Sotomayor

Found on CNN
1 year ago

But what we’re seeing with erythritol is the platelets become super responsive — a mere 10% stimulant produces 90 to 100% of a clot formation, for people who are at risk for clotting, heart attack and stroke — like people with existing cardiac disease or people with diabetes — I think that there’s sufficient data here to say stay away from erythritol until more studies are done.

Stanley Hazen

Found on CNN
1 year ago

For people who are at risk for clotting, heart attack and stroke — like people with existing cardiac disease or people with diabetes — I think that there’s sufficient data here to say stay away from erythritol until more studies are done.

Stanley Hazen

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve was intended to ensure that America had sufficient oil reserves in the event of an emergency, under no circumstances should we sell any part of this stockpile to the Chinese Communist Party or any company under its control.

Ted Cruz

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve was intended to ensure that America had sufficient oil. Instead, Joe Biden sold oil to the Chinese Communist Party when the CCP was stockpiling oil for its own strategic use, and while Americans are paying higher and higher prices for fuel because of the Biden administration’s disastrous energy policies, we need to immediately act to stop this from happening in the future… and unleash American energy.

Ted Cruz

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

None of the matters involving January 6th, however, are relevant to the specific allegations of voter fraud concerning Mr. and Mrs. Meadows that were referred to my office for review, my office has concluded that there is not sufficient evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt against either Mr. or Mrs. Meadows, so my office will not prosecute this case. If further information relevant to the allegations of voter fraud comes to light in any subsequent investigation or prosecution by authorities in other jurisdictions, we reserve the right to reopen this matter.

Josh Stein

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The measures announced so far are not sufficient to drive a turnaround, but policymakers have signaled that more support is on its way, this should reassure homebuyers enough to lift sales perhaps before the middle of next year.

Capital Economics

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Particular components in tea, such as polyphenols, may reduce blood glucose concentration by inhibiting the activity of α-glucosidase and/or inhibiting the activity of other enzymes, but a sufficient amount of the bioactive substance is required to be effective.

Xiaying Li

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I'm working on the religious liberty issue and discussing that with the people who are leading the bill, we'll see whether we make sufficient progress or not.

Mitt Romney

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The place we're at now where Iran could produce enough material for a bomb within days to weeks is a very dangerous place to be. And extending that timeline under revived deal is a much better place to be, a six month breakout timeline in my view is sufficient. That that will provide enough time for the international community to detect any attempts by Iran to break out and the time to try and resolve it diplomatically before having to look at the potential of a military option.

Eric Brewer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If somebody was able to cause the meltdown of the reactors,( gases) could escape in the atmosphere and the would travel with the wind until they are washed out of the atmosphere, with distance, dilution happens -- so very soon, the dilution becomes sufficient that the impact becomes not very serious for the environment and for people's health.

Leon Cizelj

Found on CNN
1 year ago

What I am looking for is the predicate for the search, was the information provided to the judge sufficient and necessary to authorize a raid on the former president's home within ninety days of the midterm election ? I am urging, actually insisting, the DOJ and the FBI lay their cards on the table as to why this course of action was necessary.

Lindsey Graham

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I'm sure if the court reverses the lower court decisions, there will be a dissent arguing that they should have upheld the decisions. So, it could be a fragmented court, but the majority might be split between people who say diversity is not compelling and people who say, ‘Wait, we still want to recognize that it’s compelling, but we don't believe Harvard or North Carolina offered sufficient evidence that the programs were necessary,'.

Rachel Moran

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

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