One drawback of the sample: a disproportionate number, 63%, were men.

这个检验样本的缺点是：人数不成比例，其中男人占了63%。

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The drawback is that these are low or moderate risk investments and therefore it can take a number of years (decades in fact) to save a substantial amount of money.

缺点是这些都是较低或中度的风险投资，可能需要很多年的时间（实际是几十年）才能存够足量的钱。

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As long as the base piece is solid wood or plywood, the only drawback to veneer is that it limits the number of times an item can be refinished.

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One drawback to this technique: sweetheart deals require a number of people to conspire in the transaction the briber, the recipient, a complicit store manager and this increases the risk of a breakdown.

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