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The phrase "a number of downsides" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the disadvantages or negative aspects of a particular situation, decision, or product.
Example: "While the new policy has several benefits, there are also a number of downsides that need to be considered."
Alternatives: "several drawbacks" or "multiple disadvantages".
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You don't have to think like Peter Hitchens, author of a book called 'The War we Never Fought: The British Establishment's Surrender to Drugs', to believe that the decriminalisation of drugs – a cause célèbre of much of the left – has a number of downsides that tend to get brushed aside.
In fact, the Mods system has a number of downsides.
But there are also a number of downsides, not the least of which is the fact that you have to take on role of your business's accountant.
There are, he said, a number of downsides.
While this approach was promising, it had a number of downsides, including the requirement for an additional purification step to get rid of those Protein Z that are not ligated with moieties of interest.
As nice as the upsides are, there are a number of downsides of which you should be aware.
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Additional Downsides to Nonqualified Variable Annuities Besides the previously mentioned objections, there are a number of additional downsides to nonqualified variable annuities when compared with the alternative of investing in a low-cost, tax-efficient retail mutual fund in one's taxable account.
The finance department has warned the re-elected Turnbull government that a number of "significant downside risks" may prevent its planned slim surplus in 2020.
"There are a number of significant downside risks to the economic outlook, and hence it may well be appropriate to insure against adverse shocks that could push the economy into territory where a self-reinforcing downward spiral of economic weakness would be difficult to arrest," Ms. Yellen said in a June speech.
But I see a number of potential downside risks.
But I see a number of potential downside risks to the U.S. and the global economy.
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