obvious flaw

collocation in English

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obvious
adjective
uk
/ˈɒb.vi.əs/us
/ˈɑːb.vi.əs/
easy to see, recognize, ...
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flaw
noun[C]
uk
/flɔː/us
/flɑː/
a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to ...
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(Definition ofobviousandflawfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofobvious flaw

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There is anobviousflawin those figures.
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There is oneobviousflawwhich strikes me immediately.
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He has been pointing out a veryobviousflawin the operations of the board.
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These small differences can create anobviousflawto the scene.
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This has anobviousflawthe extremely intelligent, are just as abnormal as their opposites.
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They were of versions of the product which contained a critical but notobviousflaw.
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Nonetheless, the merits of the book clearly outweigh its many obvious flaws.
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The book has some obvious flaws but the author knows about these anyway.
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As a framework for commonsense—argument, it has few obvious flaws.
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I wish to refer to only two obvious flaws in the calculations that are sometimes made.
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There are obvious flaws in that model, which have long been recognised.
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However, she completely ignores the obvious flaws of the grant-maintained system.
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Some of these have been about obvious flaws in the schedule, such as the incentive to waste gas at the boundaries of the volume bands.
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The fact that they have managed to do that owes much to the complexity of the system that they have created and the obvious flaws that have now been revealed.
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And while that doesn't cover up its obvious flaws (poor acting and a non-existent plot) the feeling it exudes is distinctive.
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It's effective in that it gets under your skin despite its low budget origins and obvious flaws.
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Most of the positive reviews in fact were nice but accepting of the film's obvious flaws.
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While in accordance with logic on a certain level, his plans frequently include obvious flaws, such as a plan to construct a cold fusion reactor entirely from ice.
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