And an exclamation point in a real-estate ad is bad news for sure, a bid to paper over real shortcomings with false enthusiasm.

Its real shortcoming - as much a limitation as a flaw - is that it does a great many things without any particular distinction.

But its real shortcoming is that it doesn't have the haunting resonance of the "Elm Street" series.

However, what Congress proposes would go too far in the other direction without addressing Taiwan's real military shortcomings.

Inspections have real shortcomings, but they can keep Saddam from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Which brings us to Moyers' one real shortcoming.

It's a real shortcoming when you're in a highly regulated business like securities.

At the rear, something else is apparent, too: the stubby trunk that is one of the car's real shortcomings.

But its real shortcoming is the pasta itself, which is doughy rather than silken.

Or do their 1-0 and 2-0 results speak of a real shortcoming in terms of decisiveness?