noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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From our point of view marriage has one big drawback , you see.
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For many seasonal workers, the biggest drawback can be the irregular hours and erratic schedules.
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It was run on accumulator batteries which were filled with acid, and they were the big drawback .
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The biggest single drawback of solar cells, then, is the need for storing two weeks' worth of power.
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The biggest drawbacks are weight and bulk.
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But their biggest drawback was that they caused chilblains.
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The big drawbacks are the blurred speech, tinkly background music and dull presentation.
main
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The main drawback at the moment is the weight of the batteries.
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The main drawback was that Edwin rarely visited North Terrace.
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Its main drawback is that it does not discriminate between authorised and unauthorised absences.
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The main drawback to many of these products is that they tend to be too salty, especially for reductions.
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Unfortunately they suffer from the main drawback of such elite forces: such exceptional warriors are rare.
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However, the main drawback with this type of search engine is its tendency to catalog too much information.
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However, the main drawback to the consumer is the cost.
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The main drawback of such workings was that by their very nature they were of only limited duration.
major
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Unfortunately, the jacket has a major drawback should you want to go climbing in it.
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One major drawback is readers' inability to decide which stories to read.
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Does it have any major drawbacks ?
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Its major drawback is the significant chance that the cleared vessels will close again weeks or months after treatment.
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The major drawback being that such methods are computationally expensive.
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The major drawback of Windows as an operating environment is its heavy power and memory requirements.
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But there are two major drawbacks .
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Both share one major drawback: generality.
only
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The only drawback is the expense if you fish for long sessions and take enough meat to feed continuously.
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Natural Weapons Knee: A real battering ram; its only drawback is that your groin is vulnerable as you move in.
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This inexperience appears to be their only real drawback , but obviously the style of architecture did not suit Hope's taste.
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Its only drawback is that it can be somewhat unreliable.
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She adored the upstairs in Glasgow trams, the only drawback being that it was where the smokers went.
serious
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However, there are serious drawbacks to this approach which relies very much on the analyst's interpretational skills and subjective judgement.
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But as valuable as animals are, they have a serious drawback: by and large, they hate alcohol.
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Also, I didn't have an idea, which is always rather a serious drawback .
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To some critics, this seemingly endless procession of school fund-raisers has a serious drawback .
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But it also has some serious drawbacks , especially during times of far-reaching change.
■ VERB
suffer
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Unfortunately, it suffers from an important drawback .
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Unfortunately they suffer from the main drawback of such elite forces: such exceptional warriors are rare.
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Opinion surveys suffer from various drawbacks , the most important of which is that they reflect opinion and not necessarily behaviour.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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High house prices are one drawback to economic growth.
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It's a good-looking car - the only drawback is the price.
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One of the major drawbacks of being famous is the lack of privacy.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And believe me, it's a drawback .
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But retrospective diagnosis has obvious drawbacks.
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Like many offshoot sports, the increasingly popular use of inflatable kayaks has its advantages and drawbacks.
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One major drawback is readers' inability to decide which stories to read.
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The drawbacks of this relationship are its stolid dullness and its tendency to focus power in a small circle of people.
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The Monopolies Commission took the line that the benefits of a more liberal regime outweighed any drawbacks.
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The only drawback is the expense if you fish for long sessions and take enough meat to feed continuously.
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Yet it is important to notice that they too have their drawbacks.