significant shortcoming

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantandshortcoming

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withshortcoming.
significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
See more atsignificant
shortcoming
noun[C usually plural]
uk
/ˈʃɔːtˌkʌm.ɪŋ/us
/ˈʃɔːrtˌkʌm.ɪŋ/
a fault or a failure to reach a ...
See more atshortcoming

(Definition ofsignificantandshortcomingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsignificant shortcoming

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Asignificantshortcomingof this approach, however, is its failure to include the 'darcy-like' drag terms in the equilibrium of forces.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Asignificantshortcomingof the model is that the characteristics assigned to each of the communities are not always self-evident.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But its unquestioning approach and failure to forge a satisfactory framework of analysis - one able to take the weight of material - is, to my mind, asignificantshortcoming.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Given the importance of empathic concern in society, the lack of insight into empathy and its deficiencies may be asignificantshortcomingof scientific research and theory in developmental psychopathology.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is asignificantshortcomingin the philosophy that has underpinned our export credit activity for many years.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is therefore asignificantshortcoming.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Like the movement account, the ellipsis account has asignificantshortcoming.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The mostsignificantshortcomingwas that hardware (e.g., a laptop computer) needed to be deployed, installed, and supported at every investigational (medical) site.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In terms of effectiveness, all of them have significant shortcomings.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Significant shortcomings of published models include the use of outdated approaches and, perhaps most importantly, the consideration of cost as primary outcome (32;52;96;103).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Given that significant shortcomings have also been identified in this area, we also have to ask how effective these control mechanisms are.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Furthermore, the report on sustainable cities highlights the existence of significant shortcomings in the practice and in the development of environmental legislation at a local level.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
No significant shortcomings were revealed.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The polymers used at the time had some significant shortcomings.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Observers said there some technical improvements over the first round but stressed that there remained significant shortcomings.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The research documented significant shortcomings of a majority of the calculators.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In its initial assessment the group said the second-round of voting showed some technical improvements over the first round but stressed that there remained significant shortcomings.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In its initial assessment the group said the second round of voting showed some technical improvements over the first round, but stressed that there remained significant shortcomings.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsignificant
Go to the definition ofshortcoming
See other collocations withshortcoming