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This was due to two major defects in the design.

This was a considered a major defect among early critics.

The current system, although far superior to what went before, has two major defects.

However, major defects existing at the time of the sale are another matter.

There are two major defects, to which some of my fellow Members have already referred.

And here as elsewhere the reader comes up against one of the book's major defects.

The panel's conclusions and report are marred by other major defects.

We now have the beginning of the ability to correct major defects in utero."

Any problems with drains should be regarded as a major defect and the details passed on to your solicitor.

The other major defect we've seen in our military strategy is the consistent release of captured insurgents.

Its 16 buses, in 32 inspections last year, were found to have 10 major defects, including six involving brake systems.

The vibration is considered a major defect in deep hole drilling which can often cause the drill to break.

The report identified five major defects in planning which it believed had become evident by the end of 1983:

The risk of major defects or organogenesis is highest for infection in the first trimester.

Its major defect is equity: flat taxes bestow huge tax cuts on wealthy families.

One of the major defects in the plan is that it is not aggressive enough in the longer term.

Senior fire officials have long insisted that there was no major defect in the radios they pulled from service in 2001.

'The other and by far the major defect is that it is the talisman of fear.

Suddenly, a major defect in the site title was discovered, and a new site was purchased.

"There are major defects in our system of leadership, in the organizational structure and style of work," he said.

Omission of planning from the purview of the district councils was another major defect.

The major defects are multiple twins, as suggested by High-resolution transmission electron microscopy.

For all its improvements, the new Kalashnikov had one major defect: its muzzle-flash was three times the normal.

A second major defect of UDG was that it did not make much difference to cities as a whole.

The major defects are financial.