| Besides attracting predators, begging displays also take a toll on an animal's store of energy. |
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| This sense of racial exclusion also began to take a toll on the patriotic sentiments of those who had been interned. |
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| Poverty, substance abuse and lack of access to community healthcare all take a toll. |
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| Yes, the lyrical images are oft times violent and the blaring instrumental barrage can take a toll on your senses, but you don't care. |
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| It is not surprising that the rigors of remanufacturing take a toll on the fibers. |
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| Many jobs can take a toll on your health, whether it is mental or physical. |
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| But trade sanctions take a toll on ordinary people, not just the oppressive regime. |
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| Acute and chronic effects of pollution take a toll on the health of Canadians and incur costs for our health care system. |
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| The demands of providing this high level of care can take a toll on families. |
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| But there was also a strong recognition that injuries take a toll on all age-groups. |
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| Though you may be capable of working during treatment, it will take a toll on you. |
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| All of these things take a toll on your eyes-and maybe you've already noticed that your eyes feel dry and gritty by the end of the day. |
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| It is clear that age has not weathered the spirit of Aspasia Greaves, 63, though it has begun to take a toll on her health. |
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| While the damage was most evident on the special crops of the Red River Valley, it did take a toll throughout the province. |
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| The cumulative effects of so much stress can take a toll on our bodies. |
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| There's a lot of that fish out there now, and that's going to take a toll on the small stuff. |
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| In some countries, such endemic, infectious and communicable diseases continue to take a toll on women and girls. |
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| But despite 15 years of deflation, Japan's punishingly high prices still take a toll on its residents' standard of living. |
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| The stresses of multiple responsibilities, lack of adequate support, and the juggling of multiple roles take a toll on many families. |
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| But they do seem to accept that retuning the economy will take a toll on growth. |
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| Adverse environmental factors thus take a toll on the resources of agricultural areas. |
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| Attacks on government supply convoys have stranded remoter army units and ground assaults on air bases are beginning to take a toll on Mr Assad's air force: three out of its 27 bases may no longer be operable. |
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| In the absence of proper work-life balance, burnout and turnover begin to take a toll and word gets around that the firm is not a desirable place to work. |
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| The ad boycott of Rush Limbaugh is beginning to take a toll of the bottom line of the show and its syndicator, Premiere Radio Networks, Brian Stelter reported. |
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| Rapid growth can also take a toll on personal and family life. |
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| As part of a military family you know first hand that the ongoing stresses and challenges of military life can take a toll on your family's physical and mental health. |
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| The holidays are bound to take a toll on your physique! |
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| The very small number of people with Type 3 VWD may find that certain jobs that are extremely demanding physically will take a toll on their joints in the long run. |
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| While metastatic breast cancer is treatable and women can live for many years with the disease, the treatment can take a toll on the way you live your life. |
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| Years of depression or cycles of breakdown and recovery take a toll on the general health of women, who may also not seek regular checkups or cancer screening. |
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| On the other hand, migration and displacement may take a toll on the environment-in areas of origin, areas of destination and the travel routes in between. |
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| All these ills take a toll on society generally, producing a siege mentality, and a rising tide of hardening attitudes, intolerance and violence in both word and deed. |
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| Injuries caused by violence result in both physical and emotional disabilities, which take a toll on health-care systems and increase long-term health spending. |
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| Our actions take a toll on all those around us. |
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| Things like stress, casual and part-time work, and uncertain economic conditions can really take a toll on workers, especially those with pre-existing health conditions. |
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