primary disadvantage

collocation in English

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primary
adjective
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/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/us
/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
more important than anything ...
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disadvantage
noun[C or U]
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/ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/us
/ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/
a condition or situation that causes problems, especially one that causes something or someone to be less successful than other things ...
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(Definition ofprimaryanddisadvantagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In addition, it avoids theprimarydisadvantageof the old method, that is the bias against deep probes in the tree.
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Theprimarydisadvantageof testing various models is that some models are computationally demanding especially for complex experimental designs.
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Theprimarydisadvantageof this solution is that the adjusted data are all inflated upward.
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Theprimarydisadvantageof vaccination is that it does not remove the virus.
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Theprimarydisadvantageof ductless air conditioners is their cost.
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Theprimarydisadvantageof lightweight test automation is manageability.
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Theprimarydisadvantageof made-to-measure is that the customer must wait up to several weeks for the garment to be sewn and delivered.
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Theprimarydisadvantageis that the patient will have to undergo an outpatient procedure to have the voice prosthesis placed.
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Theprimarydisadvantageto the first method is that the grinding process tends to blur layers together, especially layers of similar or identical colors.
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Theprimarydisadvantageof a plantigrade foot is speed.
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Theprimarydisadvantageof binoculars is that they can not be held very steady unless one utilizes a commercial or homemade binocular tripod.
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Theprimarydisadvantageto a round robin tournament is the time needed to complete it.
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The strongly basic conditions required for most isomerizations of this type represent the reaction'sprimarydisadvantage.
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As a fuel acetylene'sprimarydisadvantage, in comparison to other fuels, is high cost.
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Theprimarydisadvantageis that a special indexing file must be submitted.
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Itsprimarydisadvantageis increased electricity consumption in order to preheat the water in the boiler.
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Theirprimarydisadvantageis loss of panel space when used in arrays when compared to rectangular connector housings.
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Theprimarydisadvantageof the metro was seen to be the requirement to build denser housing along the line to make it more efficient.
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This, of course, is one of the two primary disadvantages of the adversarial trial - that wealth purchases more effective representation.
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Theprimarydisadvantageof silver ion/chlorine dioxide based techniques is the long purification times (generally 30 minutes to 4 hours, depending on the formulation used).
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