It had a major crack in its primary vacuum chamber and half the power supplies were shorted.

Any major cracks could have caused a large amount of damage to the building.

But by Monday evening it was already clear that there were major cracks in the military ranks, officials said.

Also the poured concrete floor developed major cracks.

And what they found were major new cracks and bulging brickwork.

Our pipe is something called the "90-fathom fault", which is a major crack in the Earth's crust.

The foundations of the Rose are covered in a few inches of water to keep the ground from developing major cracks.

But the closer Washington edges toward using military force, the more the small differences that now exist between coalition partners could develop into major cracks.

Following the earthquake of 1998, the building was abandoned due to major cracks and deterioration of the internal structure.

It also caused a major crack in the hull of the ship.