"In foreign trade, there is a serious gap between imports and exports."
It is just that in the interim, the existing technology can be used more effectively, largely to close the most serious gaps.
That there was a serious gap in this mental picture didn't hit me until I actually went outside.
Without the replacement, there would be a serious gap in the nation's ability to monitor current arms control agreements.
But there remains a serious gap between the sexes in technology.
Evidently there are still serious gaps in my knowledge of your culture.
Oh, and one other thing, there is a serious gap on all radio station's schedules.
However, there are serious gaps in the implementation of legislation.
Now we are told, no less, that there are serious legal gaps.
I'm detecting serious gaps in the communication and energy transfer systems.