Equate Quotes

Winter and spring are peak seasons for bird flu, and 60 per cent of China's domestic birds are raised on backyard farms with inadequate management, making epidemic prevention difficult. - Jia Youling

Why this huge contract has not been and is not now being adequately audited is beyond me. The potential for waste and profiteering under such a contract is substantial. - Donald Rumsfeld

Wholly inadequate and incomplete. - Harvey Pitt

Who is the stranger... that can form an adequate conception of the extent of its primeval woods-of the glory of those columnar trunks, that for centuries have waved in the breeze? - John James Audubon

Who is ever adequate? We all create situations each other can't live up to, then break our hearts at them because they don't. - Elizabeth Bowen

While the USGS presence and efforts in Alaska are significant, they are clearly not adequate to meet the growing needs of an area that will see major growth in tourism and resource development. - Charles Groat

While the New Zealand dollar is above US65c we will not be in a position to deliver adequate returns. - Eric Barratt

While the last proposals were above the price of our IPO last year, I believe they were not adequate, particularly in light of the risks, uncertainties and extended timing of the proposed transactions. - Jon Huntsman

While the ideals espoused in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are admirable, the realities of the Bush plan are not... NCLB imposes rigid and expensive mandates on public schools. It judges adequate yearly progress using a one-size-fits-all formula, a measure that gives schools an incentive to lower testing standards in order to meet federal requirements and, sadly, to push out students that may bring down a school's average score. - Howard Dean

While the adoption and penetration of advance security solutions is slow in developing countries due to inadequate infrastructure, acceptance in developed countries is hampered due to market saturation. - Jay Tan