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Meanings of serious defect in English

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Usage of serious defect in English
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A more serious defect, however, was his lack of catholicity of judgment.
Sidney Lanier
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The one serious defect of her face was its paleness.
After Dark
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He recommended him highly for that, and told me he had no serious defect.
Try and Trust; Or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy
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But surely that is a very serious defect in a man of his profession?
Fanny's First Play
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The most serious defect in the President's Covenant was, in my opinion, one of principle.
The Peace Negotiations: A Personal Narrative
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A more serious defect is the persistence, still unassimilated, of the element of the romantic-horrible.
Shelley
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Such a condition produces a serious defect of vision.
The Science of Human Nature: A Psychology for Beginners
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Both systems, moreover, possessed another and more serious defect.
The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore
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It seems to me to have the serious defect of the modern English school of painting.
The Black Robe
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Against this serious defect in our staple building material a series of precautions have been devised.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887
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A more serious defect is a dearth in Thackeray of women to love and to honour.
Studies in Early Victorian Literature
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No study of the subject is complete that does not take account of this serious defect.
The Lutherans of New York / Their Story and Their Problems
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No serious defect of any kind was discovered.
Pathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forens...
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I am afraid,' with a decidedly quizzical look, 'that pride is a serious defect of yours.'
Uncle Max
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This is a " serious defect which hampers safe driving," the ministry said in a statement.
Reuters
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The second serious defect in the Napoleonic system was the fact that its very foundation was military.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
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