Sentence examples for serious defect from inspiring English sources

As Pritchett observed, "our comic tradition in the novel … has one serious defect: the lack of tragic irony.

And if the engineer fails to spot a serious defect you can claim compensation from the motoring organisation.

In view of the importance of tuberculosis as a public health hazard, this is a serious defect.

That is already a serious defect in iX, since clearing and settlement accounts for a huge share of dealing costs.Another big worry is regulation.

One serious defect in the risk evaluation of Iksil's position was that its limit was folded into the aggregate risk of the unit's entire portfolio.

And when the work gets inspected, when this kind of defect ought to show up — and it is a serious defect — it might be possible for it not to be noticed, if you get my drift.

"But the engine is showing signs of serious defects".

On opening night there were serious defects in the overamplification of La Conja's voice.

Since succeeding Fidel Castro in 2008, Raúl has defended the half-century-old revolution but admitted serious defects.

In 2007 MIT brought a lawsuit against the Gehry partnership, claiming serious defects in design and execution.

Given the high risk of serious defects, they said, it would be immoral to think about cloning humans.