obvious weakness

collocation in English

meaningsofobviousandweakness

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obvious
adjective
uk
/ˈɒb.vi.əs/us
/ˈɑːb.vi.əs/
easy to see, recognize, ...
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weakness
noun
uk
/ˈwiːk.nəs/us
/ˈwiːk.nəs/
the fact or state of not being strong ...
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(Definition ofobviousandweaknessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofobvious weakness

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If there is anobviousweakness, then it concerns the coverage of the moons.
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That is anobviousweakness.
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Theobviousweaknessin coordinating international efforts adds to the difficulties.
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The otherobviousweaknessof the present system is that it reflects a form of majoritarianism.
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The firstobviousweaknessthat occurs to anybody in considering this plan is this.
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I do not know what he meant there by "obviousweakness"; there is no elaboration of that.
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Theobviousweakness—we all know it and it has already been said—has been the tripartite administration.
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In addition, the official definition of a person's ethnic identity was traced exclusively through the male line, anobviousweaknessgiven the difficulty of establishing paternity, compared with maternity.
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So does theobviousweaknessof a system which apparently allows workers to break the terms of their permits with very little prospect of retribution.
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The mostobviousweaknessis the excessively complex trade structure of their workforce, based on a dozen or so craft unions with strictly-enforced demarcation.
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Anobviousweaknessin the proof is that what qualifies as interesting is not defined.
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Oneobviousweaknessis that he misses easy pitches such as high fastballs in the middle of the plate that major league hitters rarely miss.
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