To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect. From LearnThat.org. [Lao Tzu (c.604-531 B.C.).]
That interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine. ,a defect in hearing. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : He defected from the U.S.S.R to the West. From Dictionary.com.
Skimping here could end up costing plenty if you discover a title defect after you own the property. From Wordnik.com. [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference
The most common defect is peripheral pulmonary stenosis. From Wordnik.com. [Heart Defects and Alagille Syndrome] Reference
So he calls the defect he had in his words, or utterance. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision] Reference
Seems to me the defect is in the man more than anything else. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Timothy McVeigh Was No Libertarian: The Fallacy of Conflating Two Very Different Types of “Anti-Government” Movements] Reference
The only escape is to defect from the Party, like Joe Lieberman. From Wordnik.com. [‘Deem and Pass’ watch: Brooks on the ledge, Rubin on the sidewalk. | RedState] Reference
One defect is that prices are determined on the margin at the moment. From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Costs « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website] Reference
But this defect is more than generously compensated for by her many virtues. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1926 - Presentation Speech] Reference
In short, your personality defect is that you don't really HAVE a personality. From Wordnik.com. [May 7th, 2005] Reference
Republicans are already beginning to defect from the McCainiac party line on Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [June « 2008 « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference
Troubled sophomore Anthony Tucker was the latest player to defect from the program. From Wordnik.com. [Iowa - Team Notes] Reference
The defect is not alone in the membership of parliament; it is basic in the structure. From Wordnik.com. [The Social Order] Reference
She is spiteful and is encouraging her followers to defect from the party for revenge. From Wordnik.com. [Analysis: Why Clinton's bid failed] Reference
Since then the team has worked to understand how that defect translates into the disease. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
So I need to have a flap, wherein the skin above the defect is rotated downward to cover it. From Wordnik.com. [Mohs Nose Woes - Part 1] Reference
I'm trying to understand why some would defect from the Democrats and cross over to McCain. From Wordnik.com. [More than three-quarters rate economic conditions poor] Reference
The best way to cure any defect is to treat persons in such a manner, that they themselves forget it. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother's Book] Reference
And as I said, the incidence of the genetic defect is not the same as the incidence of the condition. From Wordnik.com. [Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - Something to Consider] Reference
But at least he argues that the defect is not with the “monsters,” but in those who see them that way. From Wordnik.com. [Two-For-One Montaigne « So Many Books] Reference
The EITC's other basic defect is that is rebated at the end of the year in a lump sum just like a tax return. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
This last defect is all the more glaring since the 'war on terror' in its varied aspects is supposedly global. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Brenner: HuffPost Review: Obama's Wars] Reference
AOQ's refer to the long term defect level for this combined LASP and 100\% inspection of rejected lots process. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The threat to defect is empty and meaningless, designed only to bully us into accepting your pitiful candidate. From Wordnik.com. [Dodd: Obama, Clinton ticket not likely] Reference
If a "title defect" occurs, the title insurance completely indemnifies the lawyer who performed the contracted service. From Wordnik.com. [Proposed: Why Not Extend Title Insurance Concept?] Reference
At any rate, your main personality defect is the fact that you are self-centered, mean, uncaring, and brutally logical. From Wordnik.com. [Initial Thoughts On The Potterage] Reference
Her defect was a nose somewhat too prominent, with. From Wordnik.com. [Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2)] Reference
Honda recalls defect investigations TSBs lemon law. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XI] Reference
The defect is a tiny one; none the less it is a defect. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Wagner Composer of Operas] Reference
` ` And your defect is a propensity to hate every body. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Pride and Prejudice] Reference
What a jeweler would call a defect, and we all saw as beauty. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
On the other hand, prose has a great defect, which is abstractness. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Reason] Reference
Another defect is the volatility and inflammability of carbon bisulphide. From Wordnik.com. [The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics] Reference
The book's major defect, which is not insignificant, is that it suffers from. From Wordnik.com. [AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters] Reference
That is consistent with a mitochondrial genetic defect, which is passed down through the maternal line. From Wordnik.com. [Discover Blogs] Reference
Based on electron microscope inspections, engineers concluded the defect was the result of high-cycle fatigue. From Wordnik.com. [Spaceflight Now] Reference
DRESCHER: She said that I probably from my first menstruation had ludial phase defect, which is low progesterone. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 6, 2002] Reference
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