serious irregularity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofseriousandirregularity
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serious
adjective
uk/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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irregularity
noun
uk/ɪˌreɡ.jəˈlær.ə.ti/us/ɪˌreɡ.jəˈler.ə.t̬i/
the quality of not being regular in shape or form, or an example ...
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(Definition ofseriousandirregularityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Clause 68 allows for challenging the award where there has been aseriousirregularityand that is spelt out in some detail.
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We are dealing here with material irregularity andseriousirregularity.
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Theseriousirregularityprovisions appear to be ideally suited to cover what happens if the arbitration goes wrong in that way.
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It is a "seriousirregularity"which causes"substantial injustice".
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The second category reflects elections contested on the basis of serious irregularities not involving criminal action.
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If observers report about serious irregularities and mismanagement, or if they are not allowed to do their work at all, some sort of punishment should follow.
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Yet police inquiries might reveal serious irregularities calling into question an officer's fitness to remain in the force.
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You asked how this is to be regarded in comparison with last year, when we identified 4 % of serious irregularities.
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Although the 2001 parliamentary elections marked progress over previous elections, a number of isolated but serious irregularities were identified by international observers.
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We saw during the presidential elections in 2003 that there were serious irregularities.
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Both in the date and the form of the letter, there appear to have been serious irregularities.
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Opponents of the régime allege that the election was marked by very serious irregularities.
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However, the monitors reported serious irregularities, which cannot be ignored.
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The results of the audit did not identify any serious irregularities.
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We must face the possibility of very serious irregularities in supply.
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There were serious irregularities in the process leading up to the presidential and congressional elections held earlier this year.
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She tried to act honourably and to draw her superiors' attention to her concerns about the serious irregularities that were occurring, but she was rebuffed.
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Thirty-five of them, it was quite plain, were guilty of more or less serious irregularities.
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The elections encountered numerous administrative problems with opposition parties alleging that serious irregularities occurred.
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However, an investigation into the primary election revealed serious irregularities.
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