significant deficiency

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantanddeficiency

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significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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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 ofsignificantanddeficiencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsignificant deficiency

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The effective shortfall is 39,000 hectares—asignificantdeficiency.
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In my view, that is asignificantdeficiencywhich is not just a question of drafting.
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Above all, there is a lack of overarching statutes and provisions to cover all parts of the private sector, and that is asignificantdeficiencyin the guidelines.
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These are in the standard variant often selected on the basis of experience and experimentation (since optimal values are problem dependent), which represents asignificantdeficiencyin practice.
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Thirdly, and as a somewhat delayed consequence of the above, significant deficiencies appeared in terms of quality of life, for example, in access to public goods and services.
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The declaration continues that, for the 41 remaining programmes, significant deficiencies have been identified at an early stage, before any reimbursement in 2009.
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Community food law is especially notable for its significant deficiencies as regards coherence and legal certainty.
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They identified at least six reinforcement paradigms that may contribute to significant deficiencies in verbal behavior typically characteristic of children diagnosed as austistic.
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In 2007 improvements were made to the fabric of the school's buildings after a state inspection found significant deficiencies in several of the 1966 structures.
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The main reasons for the renovation were significant deficiencies in its equipment as well as a lack of access for the disabled.
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There are, however, significant deficiencies with the concept of virtual water that mean there is a significant risk in relying on these measures to guide policy conclusions.
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