Preposition: of

• provision: In little over a year the inadequacy of the new medical provisions became all too clear.

• law: All this points strongly to the inadequacy of laws in isolation.

• legislation: This campaign will challenge the inadequacy of the current legislation in providing disabled children and young people with the support they deserve.

• funding: The most serious problem about such regimes is the inadequacy of funding.

• language: The Spirit too leaves us aware of the inadequacy of language.

Converse of object

• highlight: That just highlights the hopeless inadequacy of Liberal Democrat thinking.

• realize: Here and there, Harrison seems to realize the inadequacy of her approach.

• demonstrate: There is further evidence that demonstrates the inadequacy of the current planning system.

Adjective modifier

• woeful: But the culpability of the west does not end with the lateness or the woeful inadequacy of its response to the crisis.

• alleged: There was no attempt to give any notice of defects in repairs and no claim based on alleged inadequacy of specific repairs.

• utter: It did not shirk the utter inadequacy of the British forces under pressure.

• sexual: Unlike Norman Bates and Ezra Cobb, however, Joe is able to overcome his sexual inadequacy.

• serious: In my view this is a serious inadequacy in record keeping.

Modifies a noun

• rate: Can we bring down all the inadequacy rates which today stand above 40 per cent?