That has always seemed to be an inadequate measure.

"I want to help them see that consumerism is a fairly inadequate measure of success."

During the 2010 Russian wildfires local officials were accused of taking inadequate measures to prevent fires and respond effectively.

On July 7, 1988, the government took its first action aimed at controlling the disease-a belated and inadequate measure.

Freezing existing spending as the President has proposed is an inadequate measure of fiscal restraint.

The State Department called the spending provided in the measure "grossly inadequate."

Owen was disillusioned but even this inadequate measure would not have become law but for him.

IQ scores are often viewed as inadequate measures of giftedness .

The first officer took only inadequate measures to prevent or recover from the spiral dive.

The inadequate measures taken to combat terrorism have destroyed a great deal of trust.