Sentence examples for a common failing from inspiring English sources

(Social drinking a common failing of waxwings).

Yet I fear this suddenly-remembering-somewhere-you-gotta-be is a common failing of our time.

This is a common failing among those who seek the dubious distinction of being "the world's first human cloner".

Except that Skyfall then falls prey to a common failing of many 50th birthday bashes: it allows sentimentality to cloud its judgment and loosen its tongue.

A common failing of NHS IT projects is that they often forget that IT solutions are meant to save the users time improve their situation, not the opposite.

A common failing in CVs that Matthew has fallen into is not clearly quantifying work experience and achievements in a way that stands out.

(A few of the mussels were gritty or past their prime, a very common failing in restaurants).

Subprime debt looked an excellent investment.A bad time to buyWith everyone sure of a winner, standards slipped a common failing in a craze.

Their principal and common failing is a refusal to recognise reality.

The most common failing cited by investors is a breach of fiduciary duty by their brokers.

The safety board said one error by the crew of the American airplane was common, failing to give bad weather a wide berth.