occasional lapse
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoccasionalandlapse
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occasional
adjective
uk/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl/us/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl/
not happening or done often ...
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lapse
noun
uk/læps/us/læps/
a ...
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(Definition ofoccasionalandlapsefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Despite theoccasionallapseinto tedious jargon, this is an intelligent, insightful, study that opens up a number of directions for future research.
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Then there is the good driver who is guilty of anoccasionallapse.
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I am glad that, apart from anoccasionallapse, the debate has been free from political diatribe.
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In normal times it was anoccasionallapse.
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We have had a mature debate, with only theoccasionallapseinto a more partisan argument.
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And even the best may have anoccasionallapse, only momentarily, very likely; but what if it should happen at the precise moment that spells calamity?
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That is not to say that lapses do not occur—they sometimes do—but that any form of law does not really lessen the chance of anoccasionallapse.
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I feel the best thing we can do to lessen the chance of anyoccasionallapseis to issue some guidance and some advice on co-operation.
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Let us not forget that, despite theoccasionallapse, the history of the press over the last decade or so has been, by and large, one of continued responsible improvement.
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Other criticisms might be that the chapters are a bit miscellaneous and that the style suffers occasional lapses.
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The tone fluctuates somewhat: mainly sober academic, with occasional lapses into colloquialism and journalese.
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It affects few literary flourishes, except for occasional lapses into folksy confidences, morality tales and 'metaphors'.
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Such occasional lapses, however, are no great fault as against the computer's unquestionable utility.
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Most chapters are well and clearly written, with occasional lapses into complexity.
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Average : where there were occasional lapses in attendance, deposits, and repayments.
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Since most children passed all trials or only failed one, the problems with this task seem to result from occasional lapses in attention.
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Hoye does not do himself justice by such occasional lapses in scholarship.
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There may be occasional lapses of that kind.
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Of course, there are occasional lapses.
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I admit that it sometimes happened under the previous government; there were occasional lapses from parliamentary rectitude.
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