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The phrase "a potential drawback" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing possible negative aspects or disadvantages of a situation, idea, or product.
Example: "While the new software offers many benefits, a potential drawback is its high cost of implementation."
Alternatives: "a possible disadvantage" or "a likely downside."
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Hans-Bernd Schäfer describes a potential drawback of increasing compensation for owners of condemned property.
A potential drawback of financial incentives is that they distort the market.
A potential drawback is that a Cornish gale may cause cliff-side paths to be closed to the public.
Perhaps most innovative was its 'reassuringly expensive' strapline, which turned a potential drawback - its high sale price - into an asset.
A potential drawback with the Imitrex injection is that it costs $73 wholesale for a two-dose shot.
However, the performance loss in DSSCs during the scale up process is a potential drawback.
A potential drawback is that it removes the genetic variability that is useful in helping animals survive in the wild.
Though this is hypothesis, big institutions do wield political clout, and this is a potential drawback of size.
The Li-Ning sneaker retails for only $45 in China but cannot be purchased in the United States, a potential drawback for other N.B.A. players.
There is a potential drawback: If the estate exceeds $600,000, the insurance would be subject to estate tax, which is as high as 55percentt.
A potential drawback of switching to ink-jet printing from vacuum deposition is that printing can be a relatively dirty process.
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a potential setback
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