The report also condemns Royal Mail's board for "significant corporate failings" in being ignorant of the problem, which came to light only after a whistle-blower contacted Postcomm.

But he said it was important to keep a close watch on such changes because they could be early warning signs of significant failings in health improvements.

The ombudsman found "significant failings" in her case.

The coronial inquest into the bushfire was released in mid-December 2006, and found significant bureaucratic failings contributed to the devastation, although it also claimed shortcomings at a political level.

Despite being a feared hitter, he does have significant failings.

Mr Hutchinson announced his intention to quit as police ombudsman following a BBC Spotlight programme which identified significant failings in the work of his office.

Those indicate significant and substantial failings by the senior management team and a failure by the board to effect an adequate challenge function to the decision-making process in the association.

Nonetheless, there have been significant failings.

Recent reports have shown significant failings within the fund; and because of corruption and bribery problems involving the fund, some Member States have halted payments to it.

In his 2012 leadership challenge, Kevin Rudd nominated Gillard's abortive East Timor and Malaysian solutions as among the significant failings of her time in office.