sufficient

[səˈfɪʃnt]

Definition:
1. Enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need.
2. Of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant.

Use 'sufficient' in a sentence:

1. Discipline is a necessary, but certainly not a sufficient condition for learning to take place.
2. Lighting levels should be sufficient for photography without flash.
3. One yard of fabric is sufficient to cover the exterior of an 18-in.-diameter hatbox.
4. The press secretary told reporters that a majority of one would be a sufficient mandate.
5. My nervousness made me deliver the vital points of my address without sufficient punch.
6. Sufficient research evidence exists to support this contention.
7. If the government does not yield, it should face sufficient military force to ensure its certain and swift defeat.
8. A 40 watt bulb would be quite sufficient and would not obtrude.
9. Another flight would be arranged on Saturday if sufficient demand arose.
10. The second is the availability of sufficient time and space.
11. It is not easy to draw a conclusion without sufficient evidence.
12. One metre of fabric is sufficient to cover the exterior of an 18-in-diameter hatbox.
13. His plan for tax relief is fine as far as it goes but will not be sufficient to get the economy moving again.
14. He emphasized the need to maintain Britain's defences at a level sufficient to deal with the unexpected.
15. While there is still sufficient trapped air within the container to keep it buoyant, it will float.
16. Locking them away is not sufficient, you have to give them treatment.
17. For many in those countries, wiping their shoes before going inside is regarded as sufficient.
18. These reasons are not sufficient to justify the ban.
19. I've been dragged back from Australia for no sufficient reason.
20. The food is sufficient for everybody to eat.
21. Just the knowledge that one has control is sufficient.
22. Consuming a modest snack should be entirely sufficient.
23. He says they mistakenly believed the standard licences they held were sufficient.
24. This suggests that bacterial chemosynthesis is not a sufficient source of nutrition for these creatures.
25. But not sufficient to cause the revolution, says Macfarlane.
26. Cheap goods are available, but not in sufficient quantities to satisfy demand.
27. The simple detection of a radio signal will be sufficient to answer this most basic of all questions.
28. The country is totally self-sufficient in food production.
29. Our village has a grain reserve sufficient for three years.
30. My allowance was sufficient to afford my mom's birthday gift.
31. This is sufficient to show that his argument is false.
32. The money I have saved is sufficient for buying a Ford.
33. The bank had sufficient liquid assets to continue operations.
34. The manager is reluctant to invest in sufficient training for his staff.
35. There was not sufficient evidence to secure a conviction.
36. The aircraft bumped along erratically without gathering anything like sufficient speed.
37. However, hearing such stories is not sufficient for younger children to form enduring memories.
38. The hall is so crowded that there is scarcely sufficient room for one to move.
39. With sufficient will in Downing Street, this would have been done already.
40. With sufficient will in Downing Street this would have been done already.
41. Only when agriculture is fully developed can industry have sufficient materials and markets.
42. There is sufficient evidence to show that plastic bags have caused white pollution to the environment.
43. The Rat came to help him, but their united efforts were not sufficient to right the cart.
44. Allow sufficient time to get there.
45. He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.
46. Is it available in sufficient quantity?
47. A few brief comments are sufficient for present purposes.
48. Without sufficient pollination, the growth of the corn is stunted.
49. Please verify that there is sufficient memory available before loading the program.
50. The money to build the power station ought to have been sufficient.