As a nation, we may be overfunding the quest for unlikely cures while underfunding research on humbler therapies that could improve people's lives.

作为一个民族，我们可能在寻求不可能奏效的治疗方法上花钱太多，而在更平常的提高人们生活质量的研究上花钱太少。

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"I believe on the state side there has been underfunding and under-recognition of the importance and need for funding public defense for the indigent for a long time,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

The theatre in Taunton went into administration on Thursday with its board blaming "underfunding".

BBC: Brewhouse Theatre

Northern Ireland Health Minister Bairbre de Brun said the problem was one of underfunding.

BBC: Virus heightens beds crisis

This staggering amount is the result of decades of short-sighted policy and underfunding.

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