Yet Mr. Kono's case is fascinating because it reflected not someone's dumb mistake but rather perhaps an intrinsic weakness in any democratic system.

The celebrity of dance pieces that have not always stood the test of time, or that displayed intrinsic weaknesses even in their own time, can be explained in several ways.

We now know the intrinsic weakness in backward-looking fiscal rules.

Indeed, the truth is that it was not so much a question of the weaknesses of Whistler as of the intrinsic and primary weakness of Whistler.

They claim this is an intrinsic weakness in the structure of Helix and Phelix.

While trauma has a role in the manifestation of the fracture, an intrinsic weakness in the physeal cartilage also is present.

However the intrinsic weakness in resisting vertical loading results in the ballast support becoming depressed and a heavy maintenance workload is imposed to prevent unacceptable geometrical defects at the joints.

Perhaps not immediately, for he was working hard to compensate for this intrinsic weaknesses.

However, there was an intrinsic weakness in such a system, as was pointed out by Triffin.

Today we are admitting the absurdity and intrinsic weaknesses of a single currency which is not supported by any sovereignty.