It was never a simple malfunction, but always evidence of the deliberate machinations of a behind-the-scenes entity only Nagorny could detect.

Many changes were made at the last minute, introducing the possibility of vote tampering, or simple malfunctions.

Computer verifies a simple malfunction.

A simple malfunction has brought down this plague of a..

Most of them were simple malfunctions that we could fix and forget about, but a few turned out to be design flaws and those had to be reengineered.

The alarm company sends over a technician in the morning who determines that nothing was breached and that it was a simple malfunction.

Mother Superior demanded that the shuttle be impounded for a complete overhaul and investigation, seeking evidence of sabotage or confirmation of a simple malfunction.

And even a simple malfunction," said the android, "would not account for Chief O'Brien's inability to end the program from without.

It is unfortunate that your colonists suffered from a simple technical malfunction, but there is little to be done about that now.

With these safety systems off, a simple malfunction turned into a larger problem that destroyed the nuclear core.