1.   A structural appraisal of the building identified a number of potentially serious defects which could arise in the event of fire.

2.   Again, this is a serious defect and needs checking by a structural engineer.

3.   At one end there were serious procedural defects which would render any Decision a nullity.

4.   Children were considered ineligible to be controls if they were a twin, were adopted, or had a serious congenital defect.

5.   Furthermore any serious defect is seen and rejected.

6.   Hooper documents a serious defect in this reasoning.

7.   The movie has a few serious defects.

8.   The old system had some serious defects.

9.   A survey of the church in Salutation Road last week revealed serious defects in the structure and showed that the roof was in danger of slipping off.