a medium-term phase out of what they call inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, although this would take into account what they call vulnerable groups and their development needs.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

If I were starting a new company, I would look for some large, fast-growing industry that was inefficient, and was not keeping pace with the changes that are possible.

要是开一家新公司的话，我会找一些大的，发展迅速但是效率较低的，没有跟上,变化的行业。

斯坦福公开课 - 戴尔CEO-Michael.Dell谈创业和发展课程节选

I mean, isn't it somewhat inefficient to load it really deep, because I assume if a spear is only six feet long, what are people in the back going to be doing?

我觉得,过于厚实的方阵会影响效率,据我所知,长矛也就六尺来长,那站在方阵后方的战士都在干什么呢

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

How do you scale this whole thing up to a billion people," The project's main aim is to help improve the delivery of inefficient public services and cut corruption, which the government admits results in siphoning off benefits intended for the underprivileged.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24