Officials in Texas, he said, "would look upon it as a personal shortcoming."

Mr. Stavans does not let empathy blind him to his subject's literary and personal shortcomings.

Min-woo is the guy you really hate to see in power - he's skilled, but his personal shortcomings make him a nightmare to be around.

Dr. Lewis said doctors tended to view the problems of such patients as the result of personal shortcomings.

Caesar's personal shortcomings are one reason to remove him from power.

It's no secret that many Americans are deeply ashamed of their personal shortcomings and inadequacies.

Over the years, their letters revealed the numerous personal shortcomings of both parties involved.

Chamberlain certainly had personal shortcomings, of which he was fully aware, but they are not such as to affect the quality of his letters.

But the candidates who would clean up all of this tend to spend more time talking about one another's personal shortcomings than about solutions.

Those with good poll numbers prove irresistible to king-makers, whatever their defects or personal shortcomings.