15.By constructing a complex pattem between different characters and between appearance and reality, Shakespeare made subtle comments on a variety of human foibles.
17.The machinery of the state, and the production of luxury goods, was so well structured that it could work perfectly well despite any foibles at the top.
20.Some 30 states use so-called direct-recording devices, usually with electronic screens, that were initially seen as an antidote to hanging chads and other foibles resulting from archaic punch-card devices.