Collocations withshortcoming
These are words often used in combination withshortcoming.
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major shortcoming
A major shortcoming of the optimal currency area approach is, in fact, its lack of political and historical dimensions.
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methodological shortcomings
However, technical and methodological shortcomings in their analysis lead them to draw incorrect conclusions on all four counts.
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minor shortcoming
Altogether, though, these are but minor shortcomings of a cogently argued and elegantly written study in comparative perspective.
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numerous shortcomings
It is evident from this discussion that there are numerous shortcomings in the available data.
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serious shortcoming
In relation to gender issues, however, the report suffers from a serious shortcoming.
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significant shortcoming
A significant shortcoming of this approach, however, is its failure to include the 'darcy-like' drag terms in the equilibrium of forces.
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technical shortcomings
There seem to be some fundamental questions, as well as technical shortcomings, that remain to be settled.
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