1.   Our analysis showed serious deficiencies in the case for screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm as it currently stands.

2.   The computer system had serious deficiencies.

3.   In a report submitted earlier this year, a team of experts had said there were serious deficiencies in the project.

4.   And in four states, federal officials said, virtually no nursing homes were cited for serious deficiencies last year.

5.   Considering how common it is for obstetricians to have to perform medically necessary abortions, this is a serious deficiency for which those who teach medicine need to answer.

6.   Even with such a new program, Tuttle said there were serious deficiencies in monitoring the programs and in record-keeping to track the effectiveness of its efforts.

7.   In an audit this year, the General Services Administration cited the failure to account for training-range and weapons-system cleanups as a serious deficiency.

8.   In a separate action, federal health officials cited a wide variety of serious deficiencies in patient care at Dana-Farber.

9.   In more than five years, we have found serious deficiencies in airline inspections, in parts and training, and in the air-traffic-control system.

10.   Most prisoners have serious educational deficiencies that make it difficult for them to pursue a gainful career.