1.   Any problems with drains should be regarded as a major defect and the details passed on to your solicitor.

2.   However, major defects existing at the time of the sale are another matter.

3.   They have found a major defect in the program.

4.   The washer comes with a guarantee against major defects.

5.   Both Chief Justice Ronald George and Justice Stanley Mosk dissented, saying that homeowners should be able to collect repair costs for major building defects.

6.   It is not a major defect, he said.

7.   Others deal with major structural defects as severe as inch-wide cracks in foundations, or leaky roofs and windows that trigger mold.

8.   The current system, although far superior to what went before, has two major defects.

9.   The major defect of these works is that the keyboard is pummeled at both ends and overloaded with orchestral effects.

10.   No major defect has been reported to date.