How such a security lapse could occur needs a full independent public inquiry. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
A lapse of three weeks between letters. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
You know you let your title lapse and now you're trying to evade the law. From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Jones] Reference
The mayor is apologizing, saying he's deeply sorry for what he calls a lapse of judgment. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 1, 2007] Reference
One man's ethical lapse is another's client servicing. From Wordnik.com. [We Have a Pope!] Reference
Sorry for the momentary brain lapse on the show this week. From Wordnik.com. [DVD Podcast for 23 May 2005] Reference
But this kind of safety lapse is par for the course in Chile. From Wordnik.com. [Allison Kilkenny: Capitalism didn't save the miners] Reference
This lapse is outside the reviewer proper arena of commentary. From Wordnik.com. [Is ‘The Lost Symbol’ Is ‘Offensive’ to Christianity? « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference
Too, re-entry in many professions after a few year's lapse is extremely difficult. From Wordnik.com. [Another Newbie Here!] Reference
Adelaide coach Neil Craig said his men were, with the exception of a last-term lapse, in fine shape. From Wordnik.com. [AFL Latest News and Broadband] Reference
Palmieri let the deadline for the designation lapse without calling for a board vote, essentially putting the project on ice. From Wordnik.com. [Home - BostonHerald.com] Reference
"I understand people are suspicious, but it was a BRA decision to let their designation lapse because they did not perform at all.". From Wordnik.com. [Home - BostonHerald.com] Reference
Lawmakers will have one more day in session to prevent a lapse, which is widely expected. From Wordnik.com. [Unemployment Extension Standoff Makes N.C. Woman 'Feel Like A Pawn In A Chess Game'] Reference
The explanation of the lapse was a suddenly conceived prejudice at the moment of first meeting. From Wordnik.com. [Flaming June] Reference
In the atmosphere, the decrease of temperature with altitude, called the lapse rate, is ~10K/km. From Wordnik.com. [Rabett Run] Reference
There are two issues at stake here: it does not consider time lapse, which is critical in a chaotic system. From Wordnik.com. [Mother Jones: The Mann behind the Hockey Stick « Climate Audit] Reference
Normally in the troposphere temperature falls with height, the rate of fall being described as the lapse rate. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Two, is enrollments of people who have been before so in other words lapse members or rejoins and three, is retention. From Wordnik.com. [Retail Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
News anchor's 'heads up' to target of expose called lapse in judgment Speaker Barbara Buckley says she won't run for governor (33 comments). From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
"lapse" -- that is, accumulate -- so as to provide a fund to satisfy patronage seekers. From Wordnik.com. [The United States Since the Civil War] Reference
If he refused, a reference would dwell on his 'lapse'. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
But, these same employees will more than make up for the "lapse" down the road. From Wordnik.com. [March 2008] Reference
Times, which evidently sees that "lapse" as news not fit to print (unless, of course, Zeleny hadn't heard about it). From Wordnik.com. [Gray Lady [NY Times] hushes up SS breakdown in Dallas] Reference
That kind of lapse — and a boatload of others — helped Pittsburgh dominate time of possession, 33: 01 to 26: 59. From Wordnik.com. [With victory in claws, Cards defense 'just couldn't finish'] Reference
It was the kind of lapse he had been subject to all his life: things that were clearly dangerous didn't worry him enough. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
How two veteran safeties could suffer that kind of lapse is beyond belief. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
In Rajasthan selling of unidentified dead bodies a 'lapse', not an 'offence'. From Wordnik.com. [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference
Unfortunately, in writing about love, that kind of lapse in communication is her thing. From Wordnik.com. [Vinography: A Wine Blog] Reference
Judge John Walker said he saw the situation as a "lapse", although a pretty serious one. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
Carbonite obviously reads these boards, and has obviously decided to sit down and ignore this 'lapse'. From Wordnik.com. [Geek.com] Reference
This is the kind of lapse from decorum which causes the judicious not to grieve but to shrug their shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911] Reference
He said: "This is an example of a really serious editorial lapse which is not close to a boundary where you can debate it.". From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has described the latest deadly bombings in his country as a "lapse" after a peaceful period. From Wordnik.com. [Baltimore Reporter] Reference
I had a mental lapse, that is phase. From Wordnik.com. [Has the chasing faise of the rut began in your hunting area?] Reference
The First Lady could be excused for a momentary lapse into cynicism. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary's Other Side] Reference
This lapse highlights a larger source of our blunders: the way most of us view change. From Wordnik.com. [The Way The World Works] Reference
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