One major drawback, however, was the amount of time and work that was needed to prepare a sample.

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The extreme inequality in the distribution of income remains a major drawback.

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"The major drawback of flying compared to train travel is, of course, the time spent at the airport, " says ANA spokesman Ryosei Nomura.

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This is a major drawback because sticking with a weak mix of funds for a year in a downbeat market is a recipe for disaster.

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While the Turf Club is generally positioned as the most A-list, where top celebrities watch the race from, the major drawback is that patrons watch through windows.

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While a major drawback with Amazon is its poor profit margin of only -0.06%, there are still plenty of other Internet content businesses for Apple to look at.

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Quantum key distribution has been demonstrated successfully in fibres, but it suffers from one major drawback: it requires a dedicated link, and so cannot be implemented in a network.

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