found wanting

"While the Irish government says it will not be found wanting, my concern is we will not be able to square that circle on compellability and that vital evidence may not be forthcoming," Mr Flanagan said.

As for dealing with people's mental and emotional responses to these stresses, this too has been found wanting.

But we can also work to build a more vibrant, more inviting and more effective democracy, rather than defending a status quo that almost everyone agrees has been found wanting.

But McElwee’s dryly funny persona and deeply personal style were just what some viewers found wanting in the slick cinema of the ’80s, and this wry, rewarding effort would prove one of the more influential nonfiction films of the era.

The problem was that Erik Ten Hag’s side were found wanting at crucial times in both penalty areas.