I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a design fault/flaw (= a part of something that does not work well or look good )
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If a washing-machine makes too much noise, it’s a design fault.
double fault
electrical fault
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The fire was caused by an electrical fault .
fault/blame/responsibility lies with sb
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Part of the blame must lie with social services.
foot fault
own fault
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It’s your own fault for leaving the window open.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
electrical
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But be prepared and able to speak without it just in case it is not available or an electrical fault develops.
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An electrical fault is believed to have been the cause.
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The cause has been described as an electrical fault .
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On the other hand it could have been an electrical fault ... he's waiting for the results of the investigation.
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Have a residual current device fitted to protect the property from the risk of fire started by an electrical fault .
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The blaze was caused by an electrical fault .
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Cleveland police said it was believed an electrical fault started the fire in a ground-floor flat.
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More recently, stories have circulated that mechanical or electrical faults in factories are due to gremlins taking over the working of machines.
generous
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Your tutor may be generous to a fault but can not reward irrelevance or peripheral knowledge display. 3.
major
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Moreover, the back limbs of such folds may become detached along major thrust faults to produce nappes.
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And not only are the major brewers at fault .
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There appear to be several major faults in the reasoning that animal decline was the result of such plant disappearances.
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The authors attribute the structure to a major basement fault .
■ NOUN
design
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Reliance on Newt as a unifying bogeyman points to a fundamental design fault in the new Democratic juggernaut.
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With three gearboxes making the same noise it seems to me a design fault , but is there a cure?
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It was a design fault: you couldn't fit a coffin.
■ VERB
cause
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The blaze was caused by an electrical fault .
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This difficulty is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.
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The problem was caused by a fault at an electricity sub-station.
find
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It is not easy to find fault with Jimmy Connors' version of the backhand, is it?
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In fact, the report seemed to find fault with Pollack for not having reported possible exposure to the virus.
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It is easy to find fault with any programme for converting a planned economy back into a market one.
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Wanting to dislike him for his broken promise, she could find no fault with his manners.
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He would not find fault with the falsehood.
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But after the spectacle in Baghdad, it's harder to find fault with those who worry that they eventually might.
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Around 250 responses were received last year commenting on the group's initial consultation paper, and 140 of them found fault .
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He finds fault with everything I do.
lie
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If the temperature of the heating system seems erratic, the fault may lie with the boiler thermostat.
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If the case is not progressing, then the fault lies with the auditor.
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The fault lay not with Alison but with her surroundings, soulless and uninviting.
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That was where the fault line lay .
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This would explain why such faults tend to lie in certain directions.
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He judged the current Transactions of the Royal Society to be unworthy of publication, the fault lying with the Secretary.
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Clients will resist carrying these costs if the fault lies with the accountant.
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Where does the fault lie that produces that outrage?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
find fault with sb/sth
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The sergeant seemed to find fault with everything Maddox did.
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Alas, the critics were liable to miss the point or deliberately find fault with it.
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But after the spectacle in Baghdad, it's harder to find fault with those who worry that they eventually might.
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He would not find fault with the falsehood.
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In fact, the report seemed to find fault with Pollack for not having reported possible exposure to the virus.
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It is easy to find fault with any programme for converting a planned economy back into a market one.
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It is not easy to find fault with Jimmy Connors' version of the backhand, is it?
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Only one investor found the nerve to find fault with what the vast majority considered to be an excellent performance in 1991.
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She always had to find fault with everything; she wouldn't have been our Mum else.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Check the ignition system for faults.
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Denney is aware of his faults.
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Despite its faults, the novel is suspenseful.
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For all his faults, he was a good father.
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I think there's a fault in one of the loudspeakers.
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Quality control staff are employed to check for any faults.
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She's my best friend and I love her dearly, but she has her faults.
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The fault could be either in the tape or in the VCR.
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The rocket launch was delayed because of a technical fault .
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The San Andreas fault runs right through the middle of this valley.
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The secret of a good relationship is to accept the other person's faults, and not try to make them change.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And he was right, of course, it was all my fault , I was a long-haired hippie agnostic.
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In particular this would support litigation which is not the fault of the parties to it, yet involves them in cost.
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It is a character fault , what am I taking about?
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It was a fault of his.
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Moreover, the back limbs of such folds may become detached along major thrust faults to produce nappes.
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Put in this way, management of the economy seems to have been grossly at fault .
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They believe an electricity fault was the cause.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The Mars project has been faulted by some scientists who say it has little research value.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Even his serve, which he does not really rate as a weapon, could hardly have been faulted.
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He also faulted them for not checking to make sure that contractors doing business with the city employ women and minorities.
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Here again, one must fault Ricci on his treatment of Buddhism.
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I couldn't really fault the Stylus 800.
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The sedimentary rocks, with their coal seams, have been folded and faulted.
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While it is difficult to fault this book, a list of abbreviations would have been a useful addition.
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Who could fault him for doing what had to be done to protect the lives of potential presidents?