The plan, brilliant in its conception, failed because of inadequate preparation.

那计划的构想倒是十分宏伟，但终因准备不足而告吹。

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He maintained that the failure of the experiment was largely due to inadequate preparation.

他坚持认为这次实验的失败主要是由于准备不足。

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He maintained that the failure of this experiment was mainly due to inadequate preparation.

他坚持认为这次实验的失败主要由于准备不足。

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If it now confronts a messy war and a messy peace, it is largely because it resorted to force with such inadequate preparation.

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Ford had spent his political life in the House of Representatives, where he was known as a well-meaning, go-along, get-along type, a man good at doing legislative business but who seemingly had inadequate preparation for the vicissitudes of the executive branch, with its relentless pace and constant and merciless exposure.

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He said on Thursday his report had revealed "a lack of transparency, inadequate planning and preparation, as well as a complex and confusing organisational structure with weak quality assurance and insufficient governance oversight".

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