But in areas of profound importance and complexity, such as European diplomacy, it can be inadequate to the task.
The hidden risk, therefore, is that the tactics that seem to be working now will prove to be inadequate to control rising prices later.
In fact, however intrusive or comprehensive the inspection regime developed for a chemical weapons ban might be, it will be entirely inadequate to ensure that lethal chemical agents are not covertly produced and stored wherever nations, organizations or individuals wish to do so.
Some of the main concerns that emerged were that existing data and monitoring systems in the region are perceived to be inadequate and weak and that stakeholders, the public, and even decision makers need to be better involved.
Inspectors said that while the number of settings judged to be inadequate had risen from 1% the previous inspection year to 4%, this was because they had "raised the bar".
Another prison service internal review would be an inadequate response to such a dreadful record of injury.
Sandwell children's services was judged to be inadequate in 2009, but following an inspection in January 2012 it was found to have improved and was rated adequate.
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Clearly the electorate believes the current level of oversight to be inadequate or at best inadequately enforced.
In a market economy, consumer demand can never be inadequate for the economy to grow and prosper.
Escape routes and lighting in the club were also found to be inadequate.
Follow-up care was deemed to be inadequate in nearly a third of cases.
The University and College Union said an emphasis on the small number of colleges judged to be inadequate was unhelpful.
Businesses and families pay more and more every year to get what they often consider to be inadequate attention or poor care.
And yet, Mr. Bush should understand that he will inevitably soon be forced to admit that such efforts are inadequate to the task.
As noted previously, our original estimate disclosed on February 8 of the reserve for customer refunds proved to be inadequate after we performed additional analysis.
Others, like Arlen Specter, chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Sub-committee on Crime and Drugs, have recently complained about what they deem to be inadequate sentencing in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases.
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This will lead to an inadequate and distorted picture which will be remarkably unhelpful to the new examination.
Ofsted inspectors found the department to be "inadequate" and failing vulnerable children in the area.
An Ofsted report has found child protection at Rochdale Borough Council to be "inadequate".
Ofsted inspectors have found the department to be "inadequate" and failing vulnerable children.
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Twenty twelve was the year when CSR was found to be an inadequate way of aligning business results and social outcomes.
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Unfortunately, we continue to protect against these attacks with the same technologies that have proved to be woefully inadequate against much less formidable adversaries.
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Richard Rose Central Academy in Carlisle has joined the United Learning group of schools just weeks after it was found to be "inadequate" by Ofsted.
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They charge that NASA is relying too heavily upon complex climate models that have proven to be scientifically inadequate for climate predictions as little as one or two decades in advance.
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It sought to encrypt data traffic between the laptop and the access point, but did so in a way that was later found to be so inadequate that someone with relatively little technical knowledge could break the encryption scheme and eavesdrop on traffic.
In a letter to BP released on Saturday, the US Coast Guard expressed concern that the company's plans to contain the leak were inadequate and called for them to be bolstered within 48 hours.
That approach will be hopelessly inadequate for those who want to build a decent pension, especially in defined-contribution, or money-purchase, schemes, where the employee bears all the investment risk.
Are we now prepared to believe that poor performance and inadequate retirement balances may, in part, be attributable to forces other than poor behavior on the part of employees?
"Mr. Ranta, to say that I'm sorry for what you have endured would be an understatement and grossly inadequate, but I say it to you anyway, " Judge Miriam Cyrulnik said during an emotional hearing Thursday that left even the judge wiping her eyes.
More action to be taken at those authorities in England which have had "inadequate" serious case reviews, to see if they have made improvements.
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