It was material weakness not want of spirit, that prevented the grand union of monarchs from making open war on popular government.

是物质上的弱点而不是精神上的匮乏，阻止了君主的大联盟向民众政府公开开战。

Tuesday's admission of material weakness in its financial reporting controls seems to have been a setback too far for investors who already had concerns after a series of major problems in recent years.

周二，该银行承认其财务报告控制存在重大缺陷，这对于在近几年出现一系列重大问题后已经感到担忧的投资者来说，似乎难以接受。

The accounting issues in question are nothing major, but the firm's confession of " material weaknesses" in its financial-reporting system is hardly likely to have reassured investors.

所涉及的会计问题并不是什么大问题，但该公司承认其财务报告系统存在“重大缺陷” ，这很难让投资者放心。