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The phrase "adequate to" is correct and usable in written English.
It means sufficient or suitable for a specific purpose. Example: The training program was not adequate to prepare me for the difficult task ahead. In this sentence, "adequate to" is used to describe the level of preparedness for the task. It indicates that the training program was not enough or suitable enough to fully prepare the speaker for the task.
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SERVICE -- Adequate to absent.
"Is it adequate to address the problem?
But what is adequate to you might not be adequate to me.
(It seemed perfectly adequate to me in recital last year).
A dust mask is not adequate to block vapors.
Are current laws adequate to fight this scourge?
No longer is conventional CSR reporting adequate to the task.
But those categories aren't really adequate to describe the book.
"Media consultant" is barely adequate to describe Mr. Schwartz's portfolio.
Precipitation is adequate to abundant, with a summer maximum.
But the criteria seem adequate to guide enforcement.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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