If you go wandering over there with an inadequate force our mules will be at risk.

He had inadequate local forces and was reluctant to strip defenses from other locations to concentrate them against Sherman.

"You underestimated the inhabitants of this planet, and sent an inadequate force to deal with them."

Since the government did not predict Radom to be the center of the demonstrations, police had inadequate forces, so reinforcements were brought.

The men of Birmingham possessed a very inadequate force to defend these works.

Gillespie had an inadequate force of from thirty to fifty troops stationed there to keep order and garrison the city.

No way could the plan possibly succeed with such a pathetically inadequate force.

Now we are deeply involved in two wars with inadequate forces to handle them.

They're sending a grossly inadequate force straight into the lion's den.

So, we are left to play the usual games with inadequate forces and personnel, and the stakes are very high.