noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
glaring omission
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The book’s most glaring omission is the lack of an index.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
major
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Despite major omissions , such as Hastings, most places that could be taxed were there, 337 of them.
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Its only major omission was a failure to spot the Starship virus.
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Any major omission will lead to a group of documents which can not be classified under the scheme.
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A reasoned discussion of the theory of psychoanalysis and its possible relevance to sociological theory is a major omission in sociological literature.
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However, our interim reports and previous chapters have shown major omissions and distortions within each of these elements.
negligent
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These are in relation to the degree of probability of damage occurring, negligent omissions and multiple causes of harm.
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This is the exception, however, and normally the plaintiff must prove the negligent act or omission .
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Here the discussion is confined to more general types of tortious liability, such as that arising from negligent acts or omissions .
notable
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One of the most notable omissions in his education and his interests was almost anything to do with the arts.
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Such specifics appeared to receive attention in a fairly random way, and there were notable omissions from the specifics attended to.
serious
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This is a serious omission because the church is both medium and message in the process of gospel communication.
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Even on the most expansive views of what interests should receive compensation, serious omissions stand out.
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This is a serious omission , given the importance of sentence lengths in determining the overall size of the prison population.
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However, the standard edition of Hobbes' writings is nearly 150 years old and suffers from serious defects and omissions .
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This was alleged to be a very serious omission , and a great handicap to the efficacy of the scheme.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Copies of the census lists were posted so omissions could be pointed out.
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The omission of a warning on the product's label was the result of a printing error.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Brazenly, Rumsfeld ignored the question, but it was an eloquent omission .
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But the omission was, none the less, a serious one.
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In fact, his list of credits is so extensive, it is understandable that an employer might overlook one glaring omission .
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In spite of variations, distortions, and omissions, humans are good at retrieving the correct pattern.
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Its only major omission was a failure to spot the Starship virus.
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There are two types of crime which will not suffice as the unlawful act: crimes of negligence and crimes of omission .
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There is however, one strange omission .