A 2005 report found serious shortcomings to China's national innovation system.

State officials had also cited the hospital for serious shortcomings in the care it provided.

But a quick review of my situation revealed serious shortcomings.

At the end of 2009 it become obvious that the current design had serious shortcomings with poor performance in the first place.

But each candidate, at least according to the other, also has serious shortcomings.

How different they were, though each man had serious shortcomings.

There are serious shortcomings in both areas and we have a great deal of work to do yet.

As a new Member, allow me to point out that there are serious shortcomings in this area.

The directive is clearly going in the right direction, even though it does have some serious shortcomings.

The prototype machine and was effective despite a number of serious shortcomings.