But the charms of the building cannot make up for serious lapses in the kitchen.

With the offense struggling in the first half, the defense had just one serious lapse.

The most serious lapse was the failure of the newspaper to contact the four men or their lawyers.

It was certainly the most serious lapse of security I can ever remember.

It goes without saying that these scandals involved serious ethical lapses.

But the accounting office said she "exhibited serious lapses in judgment."

And there were current, very serious lapses of security in London.

Serbia is showing serious lapses in the field of respect for human rights.

But if it did, there must have been some pretty serious lapses on both sides.

Health department officials said they felt the medical director should be allowed to exercise judgment, distinguishing a serious lapse from a minor one.