| defensive lapse | 5.60 | Then there was the defensive lapse. | ||
| ethical lapse | 4.87 | Room for an ethical lapse? | ||
| mental lapse | 2.90 | It was a mental lapse. | ||
| occasional lapse | 2.24 | This is not an occasional lapse. | ||
| momentary lapse | 1.45 | This was no momentary lapse. | ||
| serious lapse | 1.25 | His request reveals a serious lapse in judgment. | ||
| moral lapse | 0.59 | It shows a moral lapse. | ||
| only lapse | 0.59 | That is far from the only lapse. | ||
| minor lapse | 0.53 | He blamed the error on a minor mental lapse. | ||
| rare lapse | 0.53 | Nader allows himself a few rare lapses of self-effacing humor. | ||
| similar lapse | 0.53 | Similar lapses against the ACT could prove disastrous. | ||
| brief lapse | 0.39 | That brief lapse of concentration resulted in a goal for the other team. | ||
| fielding lapse | 0.39 | Pollock made Sri Lanka pay dearly for another fielding lapse. | ||
| alleged lapse | 0.33 | The alleged lapse of safety standards did not result in a cave-in or any injuries. | ||
| glaring lapse | 0.33 | There is one glaring lapse toward the end. | ||
| offensive lapse | 0.33 | Why do the Astros seem prone to such offensive lapses? | ||
| possible lapse | 0.33 | Documents obtained from the research protection agency revealed several examples of possible lapses but withheld the names of those making the complaints. | ||
| second-set lapse | 0.33 | Capriati said she was happy with her game notwithstanding a brief second-set lapse. | ||
| single lapse | 0.33 | A single lapse of concentration cost Sampras the game. | ||
| costly lapse | 0.26 | The defense suffered costly lapses. |