serious lapse

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousandlapse

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serious
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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lapse
noun
uk
/læps/us
/læps/
a ...
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(Definition ofseriousandlapsefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofserious lapse

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Radcliffe had not given any thought to the possibility of rivers changing course; aseriouslapsein a province whose rivers were notoriously wayward.
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I agree that this is a veryseriouslapseon the part of a county council that is normally most efficient.
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It is all the more a pity that there should have been thisseriouslapsein this matter.
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Although aseriouslapsehas been evident, we can learn from it in other areas.
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The discrepancies in the evidence as between one court and another indicate aseriouslapseof memory.
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What is the explanation for thatseriouslapse?
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I did not know that a tachograph does not have an identifying number and that is aseriouslapse.
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Therefore, we regret all the more that in this instance there has been, as we openly admit, aseriouslapse.
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That is far more difficult to deal with than anyseriouslapseof taste or decent morals.
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This is aseriouslapse.
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There is aseriouslapseon the agency's part for not probing into money laundering offence.
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We regret thisseriouslapseof judgment.
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The authors argued that astroturfing that is purposefully designed to fulfill corporate agendas, manipulate public opinion and harm scientific research represents aseriouslapsein ethical conduct.
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Galustyan was eventually expelled from the institute forseriouslapsein attendance as his group was on tour and were performing up to three shows per day.
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John's actions represent aseriouslapsein sound judgment.
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There have been serious lapses from that tradition in recent times, but one hopes that they are only lapses.
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However, there have been some serious lapses in the last two years which have coincided with the decline in the economic situation.
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We have noted serious lapses in the process.
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It purported to show that there were serious lapses in the reasoning to support export promotion.
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Dangerously careless and incompetent practitioners are rare, but serious lapses in professional behaviour do occur.
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