construction defect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconstructionanddefect
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construction
noun
uk/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/us/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the work of building or making something, especially buildings, ...
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defect
noun[C]
uk/ˈdiː.fekt/us/ˈdiː.fekt/
a fault or problem in something or someone that spoils that thing or person or causes it, him, or her not to ...
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(Definition ofconstructionanddefectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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People who have bought the houses will have to spend substantial sums—considerably more than they can afford—to remedy the construction defects.
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Constructiondefectreporting using mobile and digital workbench technologies.
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A constituent complained about a defect that the builder would not put right because the building company said that it was not aconstructiondefect.
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Even without a total pollution exclusion, around 2005 insurers began inserting another provision to denyconstructiondefectclaims.
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However, we must accept that serious construction defects and difficulties have been found in them, and those faults must be taken seriously.
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People who have bought the houses will have to spend substantial sums—considerably more than they can afford—to remedy the construction defects.
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The ones in this case date only from the 1960s, but they are riddled with serious construction defects.
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Nor does it offer any kind of guarantee of indemnity against the consequences of failing to observe specifications of inadequate workmanship or of construction defects generally.
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The certainty of no sales of the other properties not immediately affected by construction defects can only add to the already considerable and justifiable grievances and frustrations of the tenants.
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In this report, construction defects and deficiencies in steel fabrication and welding were cited as contributing factors to the collapse.
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It said representations were made that the plane was airworthy, reliable and without design or construction defects.
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The immense structure was beset by construction defects since it was the first attempt to build such an unusually shaped building.
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Serious construction defects to the building were discovered in 2008, and the project was halted indefinitely.
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