Achilles in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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The Achilles' heel of this approach is the loss of eschatological tension between this present age and the future divine rule that is yet to come.
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Unemployment, however, remains the country's Achilles' heel; more than 300,000 workers are unemployed.
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It was named in reference to Achilles' heel, because diagnostic features are found there for these animals.
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This may have been the Achilles' heel of the product, seriously limiting its marketplace and resulting in frustrated users.
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This improved running economy under maximal aenaerobic conditions without the strain on the achilles tendon, as it was still done in running shoes.
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However, he suffered complications following surgery on his Achilles' heel.
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His last games were in the 200001 season, when his career was ended by an Achilles' heel injury.
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Disposal of nuclear waste is often said to be the Achilles' heel of the nuclear industry.
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He missed most of the 200708 season due to a ruptured left Achilles' tendon.
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The standard meaning is similar to that of Achilles' heel.
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