fatal weakness

collocation in English

meaningsoffatalandweakness

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fatal
adjective
uk
/ˈfeɪ.təl/us
/ˈfeɪ.t̬əl/
A fatal illness, accident, etc. ...
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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 offatalandweaknessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffatal weakness

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That seems to me to be afatalweakness.
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That is thefatalweaknessof the clause.
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First, the loss of public accountability is afatalweakness.
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But herein lies afatalweakness, which accounts for the prostate condition of archaeology in academia, and society as a whole.
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That, surely, is thefatalweaknessof the system in projects of this nature.
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There is afatalweaknessin standing by and watching the pot simmer.
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There is thefatalweaknessthat it is only now that action is being taken.
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Unfortunately, the measure has thefatalweaknessof lacking a public interest defence.
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The result was a potentiallyfatalweakness.
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This proved to be afatalweakness.
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However, there is afatalweaknessin this evidence.
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That was all very well, but it had onefatalweakness; this sub-committee had no chairman.
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If it did become afatalweaknessin the new organization, we ought to face the necessity of cutting it out.
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He was an alcoholic, a misfit, a fantasist, a curious wild and way-out character, whosefatalweaknesswas alcohol in a big way.
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But he had onefatalweakness: he was completely ignorant of the technical and physical basis of his method.
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It is that practical argument, and not any theological criticism, which seems to me to point to thefatalweaknessof any plan, however excellent, for an agreed syllabus.
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At the same time, we must be clear that the singling out of cases for special treatment can create afatalweaknessin a policy designed effectively to control inflation.
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He however has afatalweakness, the diamond gem that hangs around his neck is the source of his power and when removed, he becomes an ordinary boy.
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