Sentence examples for something of a shortcoming from inspiring English sources

The relentless attention to the sheer awfulness of war, which is the film's great strength, is also something of a shortcoming.

Therein lies something of a shortcoming — although not, I think, a serious one — of restaurant reviews today, and therein lies a glimpse of just how thoroughly chefs today are in thrall to seasonal ingredients, the catches of the day and their own fleeting fascinations.

But he noted a shortcoming.

The new idea, which is actually an old idea that seems to be enjoying something of a renaissance because of the transitional government's shortcomings, is to rebuild Somalia from the bottom up.

Representative Edward J. Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat and something of a scourge of the nuclear power industry, has recently identified a number of shortcomings in the safeguards, including, apparently, lax standards for clearing workers hired at power plants.

It seems a shortcoming to proclaim one's fealty only to Mr. Gilberto the singer when he was something of a strategist as well.

In fact, it is regarded as something of a leader in food safety by public health advocates, who argue that the real danger lies in the shortcomings of federal regulation.

His case has become something of a cause célèbre in France where he is seen by many, including leading figures in the Roman Catholic church, as a scapegoat for the shortcomings of the global banking system and capitalism.

Something of a mess.

Something of a surprise.

Responsible innovation becomes something of a metaphor.