Sentence examples for smallest lapse from inspiring English sources

The smallest lapse can result in defeat.

After I gave a talk at a global consultancy about how to better handle the strains of extensive travel and demanding clients, one of the consultants took me aside and confided that it's not just the clients who make them crazy – her own boss was a tyrant and bully who screamed at people for the smallest lapse.

It's one tiny mistake in a tragicomedy of errors, but — if it's true — is a powerful demonstration of how the smallest lapse in cybersecurity, a single typo or click, can serve as the fulcrum on which an entire career, news cycle, or arguably election can be tipped.

However a small lapse in defensive concentration saw Central Coast fall behind.

In the fourth quarter, the resilience of the American consumer suffered a small lapse.

That's no small lapse for Argentina, a two-time World Cup champion where soccer is a huge source of national pride.

Mr. Comey pointed out that Mr. Flynn may have lied to government investigators — as well as to the vice president, exposing himself to Russian blackmail — which would be no small lapse.

In case you think this is just one small lapse over dinner, Mr DeAgazio also posted to Facebook photos of the military aide carrying the nuclear codes that are frighteningly close to Trump's trigger-happy mouth.