This may include a simple mistake, a lapse in judgment or failure to exercise due diligence.
The best way to steer clear of higher rates is to prevent a lapse before it occurs.
But it took a lapse of concentration from Villa defender Zat Knight to allow United to draw level after 36 minutes.
Business owners are also wary of the possibility of a lapse in their operations if paid sick leave days are abused.
However, a lapse in concentration allowed Romania to launch an attack which ended with Hora's cross being deflected in by Bertrand.
He apologised for "a lapse of judgement" amid a storm of condemnation from writers over the unfair practice of "sock puppeting".
People who lose their jobs or are struggling financially may find it difficult to make payments, making them prime candidates for a lapse, Worters says.
But a slice of bad luck and a lapse in concentration enabled Liverpool managed to make it back-to-back wins in their opening two Premier League games for the first time under manager Rafael Benitez.
Congressional infighting last month over union rules and subsidies for small airports caused a lapse in authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration as well as the airline ticket taxes that help fund it.
For Spurs it was almost too easy, although a lapse in concentration at the back afforded Michael Brown a golden chance to reduce arrears, only for the unmarked midfielder to scuff his shot from six yards.
He obviously had a lapse in judgment.
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At Boeing, Harry Stonecipher was called out of retirement to lead the scandal-hit firm and raise ethical standards, only to commit a lapse of his own, being sacked (it seems) for sending e-mails to a lover who was also an employee.
Just a few days ago, we found out exactly what airlines thought of consumers when, after a lapse in the law allowed travelers to catch a bit of a break, a number of major carriers found a way to turn it to their advantage.
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New York closer Bobby Parnell was hurt by a defensive lapse and blew a save by allowing a run in the ninth, which prevented Matt Harvey from improving to 5-0.
"This is more than a simple lapse of regulations and incomplete paperwork, " Weiner, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said.
Julia Grimes, who oversees state troopers, called Wooten's conduct "unacceptable, " and accused him of a "lapse in proper judgment, " before suspending him for a series of conduct and ethics violations between December 2001 and November 2005.
Third, there could be a time lapse between selling one portfolio and acquiring another.
Fast forward several months: the child reappeared in care after a significant lapse in antiretroviral therapy.
But Steven Thomson capitalised on a defensive lapse to level in the opening minutes of the second half.
Software that turns a Raspberry Pi computer into a time-lapse camera has won a contest for teenage programmers.
It's unclear if the images depict several deer, or a time lapse of one deer moving across the canvas.
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" Though fire trucks were present, and though a permit had been obtained, Bozeman's newspaper dubbed the incident "a serious lapse in judgment.
In one debate with Mr Schaffer, he admitted not knowing that Paul Martin is premier of Canada (a surprising lapse, since Coors is currently merging with Canada's Molson).
It seems he had a simultaneous lapse of both attributes.
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"In a serious lapse of my own and professional judgment and ethics, I solicited and received additional materials directly from the Heartland Institute under someone else's name, " he wrote.
He hypothesizes that the slip-up in "Mother Goose, " which is actually one of Ravel's simpler scores in terms of harmony and orchestration, was a proofreading lapse on the composer's part.
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In a second lapse that Dart took responsibility for, he acknowledged that paperwork was lost that would have made it clear to Illinois officials that Robbins was to be returned to Indiana custody.
But for the New York Times, which made Mr. Scowcrofts op-ed piece the subject of its lead, front-page news stories for two days running, not to mine this vein, that is a stunning lapse.
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