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Meanings of cover the shortfall in English

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Usage of cover the shortfall in English
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In the short term it would cover the shortfall from emergency reserves.
Reuters
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Transport Minister Simon Bridges told Demelza Leslie the government will cover the shortfall.
Radio NZ
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Government is struggling to cover the shortfall perpetuated by the non-payment of utilities.
The South African
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And even if they don't, the underwriters will cover the shortfall.
Reuters
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But it was not clear these routes had the capacity to cover the shortfall.
Reuters
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The ministry said it would look at a range of ways to cover the shortfall.
Reuters
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The biggest issue is how the union will cover the shortfall left by Britain's departure.
Reuters
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Mullikin explained, with spreadsheets, that he would need scholarships and loans to cover the shortfall.
Reuters
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Alternatively, the city could redirect funds from its overall R44 billion budget to cover the shortfall.
The South African
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In that case, it would be kind of co-workers to donate money to help cover the shortfall.
BBC
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Handing homeless people the keys to similarly vacant buildings is one solution proposed to cover the shortfall.
Reuters
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Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters there was enough oil in commercial stockpiles to cover the shortfall.
Reuters
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Dr Freeman said it was unlikely the health budget would be able to expand enough to cover the shortfall.
Radio NZ
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Increasing council tax to cover the shortfall would have meant placing extra burden on thousands of hard-pressed local families.
The Guardian
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Slideshow (8 images) It was unclear if these routes had the spare capacity to cover the shortfall.
Reuters
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A total of 3,500 troops have had to be deployed to cover the shortfall.
BBC
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