structural deficiency

collocation in English

meaningsofstructuralanddeficiency

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structural
adjective
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ.əl/
relating to the way in which parts of a system or object ...
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deficiency
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/us
/dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
a state of not having, or not having enough, of something that ...
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(Definition ofstructuralanddeficiencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstructural deficiency

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I offer five suggestions as to how thisstructuraldeficiencyin engineering curricula can be corrected.
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Five of the concrete columns had to be knocked down due tostructuraldeficiency, and single-use cardboard tubes were used as formwork.
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We are, therefore, dealing with astructuraldeficiencywhich must be dealt with through structural measures.
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A lack of commitment to take part in the democratic process must lie far deeper than the structural deficiencies.
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If there are structural deficiencies in the demand for coal, surely that applies to private as well as public coal.
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We unfortunately discovered that these structural deficiencies above all result in low productivity and high production costs.
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By tackling such structural deficiencies in the economy, we could provoke a major change in the economic fortunes of individuals.
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A couple of years of stable growth is not enough to overcome those long-term structural deficiencies.
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Of these structural deficiencies the sanitary arrangements, although possibly they attract the greatest criticism, are by no means the only ones which need urgent attention.
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There remained, however, structural deficiencies.
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A number of issues were found requiring action, included structural deficiencies, structural deterioration, insufficient roadside safety, foundation problems and inadequate hydraulics.
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It has been demolished due to structural deficiencies and will be reconstructed.
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The condition included structural deficiencies, structural deterioration, insufficient roadside safety, foundation problems and inadequate hydraulics.
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The gym is significantly undersized and has serious structural deficiencies.
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Some tests have shown that 60% of all use errors are not the result of bad design but due to structural deficiencies.
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After an inspection of the bridge, it was found to have structural deficiencies in its abutment wall, and was closed for repairs.
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There are structural deficiencies, and mosaics and paintings are slowly decaying.
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Bridge structural deficiencies were reduced 74%, pavement deficiencies were reduced 79%, and guardrail deficiencies were reduced 70%.
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The bridge suffered delays in construction, which affected its budget and structural deficiencies were reported.
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Work to renovate the building, which was suffering from structural deficiencies and other problems, began in the fall of 2006.
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