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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a foolproof system" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a system or method that is designed to be reliable and free from failure.
Example: "We have developed a foolproof system for tracking inventory that minimizes errors and ensures accuracy."
Alternatives: "a fail-safe system" or "a reliable system".
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"It's not a foolproof system," Mr. Schumer said, emphasizing that he opposes any litmus tests.
"DNA exonerations create the illusion that we can really have a foolproof system of justice," Professor Dow said.
Mr. Giddens told the panel: "Given the fact that operational personnel can move funds, it's almost not possible to build a foolproof system.
Last week, John - who claimed to be both telepathic and have a foolproof system - had his chance as the main player.
In the early twentieth century, as J. P. Morgan, Henry Clay Frick, and other wealthy Americans bid up prices of Old Masters, the search for a foolproof system of connoisseurship intensified.
For guys who find accessorizing intimidating — the stress of picking cuff links that complement the thumb ring, for example, being just too much to bear — the jewelry designer Yuvi Alpert has created a foolproof system.
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In the absence of any foolproof system of weeding out dangerous drivers, society will have to rely on the elderly to recognize their own limitations and on family members to engage in a friendly conspiracy to take away their keys.
Re "Rolling Down the Highway, Looking Out for Flawed Elections," by Adam Cohen (Editorial Observer, Aug. 8): The manipulation of electronic devices is at such a high level that it seems that as soon as a new foolproof system is devised, someone (maybe a teenager) finds a way to crack it.
But confusion during the 1958 conclave, when there were several false alarms — apparently because the straw failed to ignite — led the Vatican to find a more foolproof system using chemicals.
It's not a great or foolproof system, and as we realized soon enough, you could very quickly find yourself deep in a betting hole after losing and doubling your bet just a few times in a row.
The objective of this research is to develop a prototype for practical foolproof system which can be used in manual assembly processes.
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