The Asian and Russian economic crises got the main blame, but the new government's tax plans were said to fall far short of what was needed to boost growth and employment.

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How concerned are you that the lump sum the federal government would provide to Medicare recipients would fall far short of the cost of healthcare insurance for older Americans, and make their paying for coverage a hardship?

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The government has begun to make spending cuts, but these fall far short of what may be required to prune an overgrown public sector.

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Any conceivable tax would fall far short of equating to a hundredfold mark-up, and would in any case be emasculated by smuggling.

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These polls will take place against a backdrop of fear and repression under a constitution designed to institutionalize military rule, thus ensuring they fall far short of any standard for a credible election.

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But allowances expected to be provided on a national basis "will fall far short of meeting industry requirements alone", which will further push up carbon prices.

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"They are still dissatisfied with facilities and services at stations and on trains, the availability of staff and how well train companies deal with delays, " she said, adding that "current satisfaction levels fall far short of where they need to be".

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As good as they've gotten, the imaging chips in traditional digital cameras still fall far short of the human eye, and even film, when it comes to dynamic range.

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