underfunded
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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For almost 20 years, NI Water has been protected from the severest pollution fines because of a special arrangement that acknowledges its outdated and underfunded infrastructure.
From BBC
If people want a quicker count, then push lawmakers in Sacramento to spend more on the consistently underfunded election offices that tally the results in California’s 58 counties.
From Los Angeles Times
Funding for the UN's human rights work has long been chronically underfunded, but Turk said: "We are currently in survival mode, delivering under strain."
From Barron's
Security experts say efforts to tackle these crises are hampered by corruption, poor intelligence sharing, and underfunded local police forces.
From BBC
Tim says research into ME has historically been underfunded, but that the amount being undertaken has increased in the past five years, partly due to Covid.
From BBC
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