Talk of moderation isn't allaying the fears of environmentalists, who are feeling particularly vulnerable these days. |
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Limited water for washing leaves people vulnerable to skin diseases like scabies and surviving animals can spread diseases. |
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By the end I felt really uncomfortable, manhandling a vulnerable female with a babe in arms. |
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The report documented why babies and children are uniquely vulnerable to fetal and developmental effects from exposure to certain pesticides. |
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Most vulnerable of all are live-in servants, isolated in their employers' homes. |
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And more and more Americans are living dangerously, moving to regions in this country highly vulnerable to natural disasters. |
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The vigor of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is thought to be vulnerable to global warming. |
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A positive skin test result may mean the individual is more vulnerable to asthma, hay fever, and eczema. |
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That's an abdication of responsibility towards the most vulnerable members of society. |
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For these reasons I have concluded that you are not vulnerable within Section 189 of the above-named legislation. |
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This government has abrogated its responsibility to safeguard the most vulnerable in society. |
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A survey shows that these people are more vulnerable to diseases linked to excessive fat. |
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He explained that power lines were particularly vulnerable to wet snow driven by high winds clinging to cables and bringing them down. |
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They all have complex supply chains, sourcing materials from across the industry and making them vulnerable to the big drug companies. |
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They're worried about the impact on the weak and vulnerable if the unfair dismissal laws are watered down. |
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Her trepidation at being alone and vulnerable in a strange man's water closet is nothing short of hilarious. |
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Technologically, strong land fortifications ease the security dilemma, and highly accurate but vulnerable nuclear weapons exacerbate it. |
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He is startling in the role of Jed, an achingly vulnerable figure who is tenderhearted, sympathetic, yet still very dangerous. |
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These people turn out in all weathers at all hours to care for sick and vulnerable people across the city. |
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Desert woodrats are vulnerable to predation by coyotes, raccoons, owls, gopher and rattlesnakes, and hawks. |
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By vocalizing your overconfidence, you leave your squad vulnerable to all kinds of bad karma, curses and jinxes. |
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They are vulnerable to racketeers, and their children are permanent targets for kidnappers. |
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However, they may leave scrub areas vulnerable to invasion by exotic and weedy species. |
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They have no rights, but an acute awareness of their responsibilities to the youngest and most vulnerable generation. |
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Water towers, well heads, manholes and fire hydrants are not typically secure, and are considered the most vulnerable points of a water system. |
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New concerns tonight that our nation's railroads and subways could be vulnerable to terrorist attack. |
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The city's distinct terrain makes it particularly vulnerable to the storm surges, heavy rains and high winds of a hurricane. |
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By the 1970s, they were thought to be vulnerable to Soviet missiles and were supplemented by converted civil airliners, now 747 jumbo jets. |
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They were vulnerable and needed special care and I have no doubt that much of what you did for them was admirable. |
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A continuing stock market rally and rapidly recovering economy would not be favorable developments for this vulnerable financial Bubble. |
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Asustek is best known for producing good products at top whack, but this leaves it vulnerable to lower-price, bigger volume rivals. |
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Police today offered advice on how van owners can make themselves less vulnerable to the gang. |
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I was wondering whether the vulnerable human capacities for joy, whimsy, and humour have been clamped down upon by the collective unconscious. |
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She may like to deny it but she is vulnerable and can be tender and affectionate. |
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Placing your knees up and your feet flat on the bench helps to protect your lower back, which again can be vulnerable if you compromise form. |
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Are all persons equally reactive or vulnerable to negative interpersonal events? |
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She added that most vulnerable residents of the city have become the prey of organised and powerful criminal gangs. |
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Perhaps all of the above came together in a conspiracy to gang up on her vulnerable and elusive self-esteem. |
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The judge noted he was a risk to the public and said the offence was aggravated by force used and injuries being caused to a vulnerable victim. |
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But this new theology is vulnerable because it has long since lost any touch with reality. |
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Too few troops on the ground going in left the heartland unconquered and rearguard supply troops vulnerable to attack. |
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And for a country so dependent on exports, we're vulnerable if we don't at least try to understand other languages and cultures. |
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Our reading efforts were communal, and thus vulnerable to the attention-seeking wisecracks of this or that child. |
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Bronchial asthma is a respiratory system condition in which the air tubes to the lungs become especially vulnerable to constriction. |
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With the latest security holes, the programs are vulnerable only when acting as recursive name servers. |
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The older universities are most vulnerable because they carry out the most research and are dependent on the cash. |
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These vulnerable populations remained entirely dependent on assistance from UN agencies and non-governmental organisations. |
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The most encouraging aspect of the reforms has been their impact on those thought most vulnerable and dependent on welfare. |
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The consequences for these most vulnerable members of society have been inevitable and tragic. |
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Companies also become vulnerable when they no longer clear the hurdles for initial inclusion, such as market value and trading liquidity. |
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For this reason, the arapaima tends to float near the surface of the water and is vulnerable to harpoon and spear fishing. |
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Nicole Kidman shoulders the strong, self-willed, yet vulnerable protective mother's role with grace. |
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Our focus concentrated on those clutch sizes thought to be vulnerable to the spread of siblicidal behavior. |
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We were vulnerable to one another, having changed roles and forms countless times in previous existences. |
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Carrier battlegroups had long been vulnerable to submarines, but the Catharsis specialized in destroying other submarines. |
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In my view, ATM operators are highly vulnerable to competition from rivals. |
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Redwing are among the least robust of thrushes and vulnerable to mass mortality when overcome by cold spells. |
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The selectivity of news is one of the most vulnerable elements of journalism. |
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In a civilised society, it can't be right to allow vulnerable people to effectively starve to death. |
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The Government has already identified areas that are vulnerable to earthquake based on seismic activity. |
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It can be argued that the single-cell stage is the most vulnerable period in any multicellular organism's life history. |
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Women in those situations are particularly vulnerable to a predator and a manipulator like Ben. |
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Among the most vulnerable programs may be those in the liberal arts, especially the humanities and social sciences. |
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The pressure on bass fishing today is enormous and they are a vulnerable species. |
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Politicians in Birmingham have warned that areas with large first-generation immigrant populations are particularly vulnerable to intimidation. |
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After several years of drought, which may be related to global warming, pine trees have become vulnerable to the bark beetle. |
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Individuals with rosacea or seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp and face are especially vulnerable to this posterior form. |
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It's hard to imagine anyone else adding such sweet and vulnerable nuances to an otherwise revolting character. |
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These are very vulnerable children, they are not climbing the walls or anything like that, but they do need a lot of support. |
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The shadow banking system is particularly vulnerable to runs commercial paper investors refusing to re-up when their paper matures. |
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The eastern seaboards of North America, Australia, and Asia can be particularly vulnerable if this occurs. |
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Mental tension and physical stress are not needed when you are vulnerable and sensitive to pressures of any kind. |
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Small sloops and schooners were particularly vulnerable to the attentions of privateers. |
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In vulnerable individuals, cannabis precipitates schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders and worsens their course. |
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In other words, Bulgaria will again have to diplomatically maneuver and make its choice in a vulnerable situation. |
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How do we not telegraph to the rest of the world that we are vulnerable in some way? |
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This, I think, is where fast food chains remain vulnerable to class action lawsuits. |
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Private security analysts observe the mansion is still very vulnerable to attack in a country awash with guns. |
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The Ministry of Health says people are more vulnerable than usual due to malnutrition and food shortages. |
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Young people are especially vulnerable to psychiatric abuse and involuntary incarceration because as minors their legal rights are limited. |
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The Portuguese have seemed to close their ranks, although the Macanese are in a more vulnerable position due to the pull of Chinese culture. |
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A fiduciary is someone in a position of trust who is relied upon by a vulnerable person. |
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Her most vulnerable work to date is a record that lyrically tackles everything from intimidating social gatherings to parenthood. |
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It enables vulnerable people to be housed in suitable accommodation so that they can try and turn their lives around. |
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Emotions are also more vulnerable to manipulation by marketers, since they are attuned to respond to novelty, and visual stimulus. |
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She also reaches the centre of a woman who is deeply vulnerable beneath the hardy, lusty 16th Century exterior. |
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Growing in dense thickets, it becomes vulnerable over time to attacks from insects and disease. |
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Hereford was, by contrast, vulnerable to the Welsh, who sacked the cathedral in 1055 and killed the bishop, Leofgar. |
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The red-billed gull is listed as a nationally vulnerable New Zealand bird on the list of threatened birds. |
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On that day I bare my soul, make myself vulnerable to friends and family by expressing my feelings. |
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The atrabilious maladies to which artists were supposedly vulnerable included lovesickness and plague. |
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Moved by the ceremony and lubricated by Chardonnay, the women are in a vulnerable state. |
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When she spoke again, she was almost whispering, and she wore a particularly vulnerable expression. |
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But there have to be serious misgivings about how often he will be ready to put his vulnerable body in the firing line. |
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It says bigeye tuna is slow-growing and more vulnerable to exploitation than skipjack and yellowfin tuna. |
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So to neglect the problem means that we are vulnerable to asteroid collisions. |
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To terrorize celebrities' parents because they are more vulnerable is a low blow. |
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For a moment, he looks almost moved, vulnerable even, so I decide to strike a low blow. |
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Persons suffering from traumas such as strokes or serious accidents are vulnerable due to the wait. |
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With so much cash on hand, the company would be vulnerable to a takeover bid if the family didn't control so much stock. |
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However, the worm is so widespread and efficient that a vulnerable machine will be reinfected within minutes if it's not protected. |
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He is even more transparently vulnerable in his poems of desire and self-confession. |
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Certain files on your hard drive, such as spreadsheets and databases, may be vulnerable to Y2K problems. |
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For years the milkman and postie kept an eye out for the most vulnerable residents on their rounds. |
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During these long migrations they are extremely vulnerable to attack by predators. |
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These lists of vulnerable computers are often traded or sold over the Internet and help virus writers plant their viruses quickly. |
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The emotional nature of feelings about morality makes it especially vulnerable to being shanghaied by baser instincts. |
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Sensitivity is enhanced by use of multiple-spring astatic systems, which are more vulnerable than single springs to breakage or simple tangling. |
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With esteem levels at a January low, people are particularly vulnerable to be mis-sold miracles. |
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The time it takes to climb a rope or scale a ladder leaves soldiers highly vulnerable to attack. |
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Illegally rehoming the dog would, as you realise, leave you in a vulnerable position. |
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Cole believes it's the stress that shy people constantly experience which leaves them more vulnerable to disease. |
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Shallow springs and poorly constructed wells also are vulnerable to protozoa infection. |
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How do we make such a vulnerable house into a place of shalom, of peace and security and harmony and wholeness? |
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In my younger and more vulnerable years, I believed school offered a gentle refuge from the cutthroat savagery of the working world. |
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Spontaneous torsade de pointes was suppressed, and the vulnerable window during which TdP-induction occurs was also reduced in both models. |
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The cheapest forms of housing have proven most vulnerable to the high winds of tornadoes and hurricanes. |
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Their handiwork exacerbated run-off and made homeowners more vulnerable to floods and landslides. |
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Hong Kong's re-export trade was also vulnerable to any weakness in China's exports, he said. |
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Phew again delivers a well-worn vocal here, but instead of being a vulnerable ballad, the song reaches near-epic heights of post-rock torch song. |
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Financial worries, a stressful job, redundancy or fear of unemployment, even moving house, can trigger depression in vulnerable people. |
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Additional assistance may also be considered for the most vulnerable patients. |
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If the teeth are not cleaned properly they may be vulnerable to tooth decay causing cavities, or to gum disease. |
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Education chiefs are making a new bid to help improve the lot of the borough's most vulnerable children. |
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It can save money by entrusting this care to health corporations, but does this guarantee the best care for these vulnerable people? |
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He said he was not inclined to provide a portable toilet which could be vulnerable to vandalism. |
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Nerve compounds injected into vulnerable trees kill only 30 to 60 percent of the longhorns. |
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By sending malformed control messages a cracker could cause devices such as VoIP routers running the vulnerable software to reload. |
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Like other large breeds, the Komondor is vulnerable to hip dysplasia as well as bloat and skin problems. |
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Passing artics is fine and I felt less vulnerable than I possibly might in something akin to a Caterham. |
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That latter demand turned the Security Council into a rough house that saw one country lean heavily on smaller and more vulnerable members. |
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We need Community Support Officers around when people are feeling vulnerable at night. |
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If the law is repealed, VW could be vulnerable to outside pressure. |
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But Predators are vulnerable to even the most obsolete surface-to-air missiles or air-to-air fighter aircraft. |
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This remorseless pressure drove a great number of peasants to the edge of subsistence, making them deeply vulnerable to periodic shocks in the agrarian cycle. |
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A look at old race cars, with their exposed fuel tanks and absence of seatbelts, is a sobering reminder of just how vulnerable the drivers once were. |
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The removal of the thick, oxidized varnish was complicated by Turner's use of megilp, which renders the paint surface especially vulnerable to solvents. |
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Generally, the foreigner is a class of person often aligned with other vulnerable populations like widows and orphans. |
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It helps the vulnerable people in our society who find themselves homeless and having to sleep rough, along with those who are isolated or are trying to rebuild their lives. |
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They have set themselves the lofty goal of promoting oneness in the banking sector with the ultimate aim to raise funds for the vulnerable people in society. |
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The masterpiece is huge, but structurally flawed and terribly vulnerable to seismic activity. |
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If getting good results is somewhat random, then all those professors are very vulnerable to a string of bad luck. |
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At the same time, the women allege that they were left completely vulnerable to sexual harassment at mandatory unpaid events. |
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For military aircraft, windshields need further strengthening modifications, and some of the older aircraft are probably still vulnerable during bird strikes. |
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In other words, we are not as vulnerable to the whims of sheiks, mullahs, and deranged holy men as we once were. |
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Those on the streets are vulnerable to marauding soldiers and criminals. |
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And then, as in this 1972 letter to James Ivory, he is touchingly vulnerable and guileless. |
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Not to mention Pistorius is a double amputee who is certainly more physically vulnerable than his able bodied peers. |
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Many European countries are more vulnerable to Russian retaliation due to their dependence on Russia for their natural gas. |
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Taken together, their braggadocio softens into something much more vulnerable and devastating. |
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The bug created a means for hackers to inject malware into vulnerable Windows boxes providing a user can be induced into viewing a maliciously constructed image. |
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In other words, you can win with a base mobilization strategy, but it leaves you vulnerable to demography. |
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He said that the Bobby Van targeted a vulnerable sector of society. |
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Her vulnerable expression and her eyelids closed, she wondered how this woman could mutter such affronts to the inferior and poor slave that endured her mercilessness. |
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Killing these iconic birds is not just an irreplaceable loss for a vulnerable species. |
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The attack on a defenceless, disabled man by a marauding youth is yet more proof that the streets of Bolton are becoming an unsafe environment for vulnerable people. |
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But these challenges pale in comparison to a coercive and centralized system that is vulnerable to abuse. |
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It is a home equipped with the latest technology to enable vulnerable people to remain living independently in their own homes for as long as possible. |
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At the bottom will be society's poorest and most vulnerable people, dependent on over-stretched public hospitals and whatever bulk-billing services remain. |
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Moreover, the most vulnerable prisoners are often specifically and disproportionally targeted. |
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When attacked by bark beetles, pine trees with a reduced capability to produce resin would be more vulnerable than pine trees with unimpaired resin production. |
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This makes the entire structure vulnerable and dependent on individual decisions on reducing the scope of training reserve officers in some or other specialties. |
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Every protocol and application is vulnerable to malformed data and irregularities inadvertently introduced by the designers and coders of the associated software. |
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This, in turn, leaves him vulnerable in the centre and on the queenside. |
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The fact that the New York Post article was written as it was betrays the fact that the Administration feels very vulnerable about this whole issue. |
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I've never seen an equine vendor played with such a vulnerable tenderness. |
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I feel naked and vulnerable when I am walking through a parking lot alone. |
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She felt naked, exposed and awfully vulnerable in the forest. |
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But Davey's quiet life changes when he falls in love with the tactless but vulnerable Sarah, a Scottish bargee who stays with him in his lock-keeper's cottage. |
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It is an everyplace, thoroughly Irish but perilously vulnerable to changes in the prevailing global winds. |
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Burnett says young pheasants are especially vulnerable to buzzard attacks. |
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The American coastline is similarly vulnerable to the underwater predators. |
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Of course, that designation would be vulnerable to manipulation. |
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Consequently, older borrowers are less vulnerable to external income and expense shocks because they tend to have more assets available for liquidation. |
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Interviewees reported that shy students were more vulnerable to teasing. |
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Suddenly the safety of the anonymity is vanished and the person is left feeling somewhat vulnerable and exposed, as if they bared their soul to the world. |
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If left to their own devices, pieces made of rock crystal will last forever, but they are of course unusually vulnerable to breakage and destruction. |
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Once addicted at a vulnerable age, the argument goes, young users grow into adults who find the addicting substances difficult or impossible to resist. |
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You may be particularly vulnerable to anesthetization at the moment. |
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State and local jurisdictions are more vulnerable to tax competition than the national government, and state and local taxes are more regressive than federal taxes. |
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Adults with literacy difficulties are very vulnerable and go to great lengths to keep their circumstances secret, often from their partners and children. |
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Male children are believed to be particularly vulnerable to the evil eye. |
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India is a fellow democracy, and, like Japan, feels acutely vulnerable to Chinese territorial and economic expansionism. |
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If the writers win, the publishers fear they'll be vulnerable to lawsuits by ink-stained wretches and so will be forced to excise freelance articles from their databases. |
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He has since been considered increasingly politically vulnerable after Cruz attacked him as insufficiently conservative. |
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Still, with just this scant amount of evidence, that one news source made it sound like your car might be vulnerable to viruses passed on from passing cars. |
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For one split second, she seemed to be fluffing up her hair, a vulnerable gesture. |
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Equally at home running along the ground or chasing through the canopy, they cruise the forest looking for a vulnerable ringtail or a sleeping sifaka. |
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Witnesses who were deemed to be vulnerable would be allowed to give evidence from behind a screen or from a room outside the court via video link. |
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We owe it to our young and vulnerable patients to use these medications sparingly and judiciously. |
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This eliminated paddle wheels and allowed machinery to be located well within the ship and below the waterline, making it less vulnerable and freeing topside space for guns. |
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The arms are an important means of defence of our vulnerable points, including the head, chest, and abdomen, as well as of antagonistic connections to others. |
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The kakapo, a flightless bird, was particularly vulnerable to predators. |
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If possible, heifers should be trained to lie in cubicles before entering the main herd, as first calved heifers are a very vulnerable group for lameness. |
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These larvae will also metamorphose into adults sooner than their long-armed brethren and thus are vulnerable to planktonic predators for a shorter period of time. |
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Players in vulnerable positions need to be protected by the rulebook. |
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The right wing is like a vulnerable adolescent who has suddenly been jilted. |
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These creatures are vulnerable only to sunlight, which makes it pretty weird that there's not one scene in the movie where a single demon is exposed to the light of day. |
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The spruce budworm is a major insect defoliator of forests in northeastern North America, with balsam fir and white spruce figuring as the most vulnerable species. |
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The followers of Jesus also experience being called as participants into God's messianic mission to bring forth a new creation through a vulnerable mission of love. |
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Thousands of kilometers of fine-meshed nets are thrown overboard every year, catching vulnerable deep-sea species such as sharks and orange roughy. |
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She founded Kids Company in December 1995, hoping to reach not only vulnerable children in schools but also those excluded and on the margins of society. |
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He's a lame duck who looks very vulnerable and won't even be able to exact much retribution if he manages to win. |
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After all, the defense of vulnerable men and women is classic leftism. |
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This has always put Arabs aback, made them vulnerable and eager to avoid uncalculated escalation. |
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Many of the women also claimed they were in emotionally vulnerable states when Cosby allegedly set his sights on them. |
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In general, the disabled folks are vulnerable to exploitation, in part because of the nature of their impairment. |
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Because the outside directors set the compensation of managers, this approach is potentially vulnerable to accusations of mutual backscratching. |
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He was ballsing his way through the conversation. For the first time, I caught a glimpse of something vulnerable behind the usual brashness. |
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Relative to clickwrap, browsewrap is easily ignored by consumers, leaving them more vulnerable to exploitation. |
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Therefore, they are more vulnerable to mosquito bites than others because mosquitoes are both exophilic and endophilic in Dielmo. |
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Children employed at glassworks were regularly burned and blinded, and those working at potteries were vulnerable to poisonous clay dust. |
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It is known that ruffe eat the eggs of vendace, which are particularly vulnerable because of their long incubation period. |
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He was seen as vulnerable throughout his reign, particularly by elements of the nobility. |
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There were growing barbarian attacks, but these were focused on vulnerable rural settlements rather than towns. |
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In such cases, the Vikings were extremely vulnerable to pursuit by the king's joint military forces. |
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The older idea that informationlessness was to be equated with uniform distributions is vulnerable to the transformational paradoxes. |
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The disease bypassed some areas, and the most isolated areas were less vulnerable to contagion. |
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Here the IPMs show us that the most vulnerable to the disease were infants and the elderly. |
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The war revealed to Europe how vulnerable the Spanish defenses and bureaucracy were. |
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The British had anticipated the change in strategy and dispersed its production facilities, making them less vulnerable to a concentrated attack. |
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The entire state is vulnerable to a tornado strike, with the extreme southern portion of the state slightly less so than the rest of the state. |
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There is concern that not enough is being done to prevent suicides among vulnerable women prisoners. |
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Groundwater is vulnerable to surface pollution, especially in highly urbanised areas. |
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The shales are friable and easily attacked by frost and form areas that are vulnerable to landslides, as on Mam Tor. |
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Their product lines becoming vulnerable to the new economic conditions, and resulted in the industry's decline. |
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The barbastelle, as a vulnerable species on the Red List, is in greater danger still. |
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The south coast was vulnerable to Danish Viking invasions during the 8th and 9th centuries. |
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Covered vans followed, initially for carrying cattle but later for both general and vulnerable goods too. |
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Many of the seeds remain on the surface where they is vulnerable to being eaten by birds or carried away on the wind. |
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Bangladesh is now widely recognised to be one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. |
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Children in some regions of the world, such as parts of Africa, are also vulnerable to violence related to witchcraft accusations. |
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These weapons were vulnerable to fire from the castle as they had a short range and were large machines. |
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A few more lands might make it less vulnerable to manascrew but still relatively undiluted in its effectiveness. |
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Back bends cause the back to pinch, making the spine vulnerable to injuries such as spasms and pinched nerves. |
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Park also issued instructions to his units to engage in frontal attacks against the bombers, which were more vulnerable to such attacks. |
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In this role, the Blenheims again proved to be too slow and vulnerable against Luftwaffe fighters, and they took constant casualties. |
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This veteran of Blitzkrieg was too vulnerable to fighters to operate over Britain. |
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When New York is vulnerable to attack the United States will not use her strategic weapon in defence of London. |
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Declines have been particularly significant in the more remote outlying islands, some of which remain vulnerable to ongoing losses. |
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Declines were particularly significant in the outlying islands, some of which remain vulnerable to ongoing losses. |
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The marine ecosystem is thought to be vulnerable because its low temperatures mean that it can repair itself only very slowly. |
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They were told that they had to get their men off ship and onto the beach as soon as possible as the ships were vulnerable to enemy aircraft. |
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When any downturn in the labor market occurs, the poorest people in the UK are increasingly more vulnerable and at greater risk. |
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After her death, he arranged a morganatic marriage with Anna in 1757, which made him even more vulnerable to charges of sexual impropriety. |
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The incident rendered him unable to work for two years and left him vulnerable to pneumonia. |
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Proceeds went to Kids Company, a charity which helps vulnerable children and young people in London. |
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Wetlands, salt marshes, mangroves and adjacent fresh water wetlands are particularly vulnerable to such a squeeze. |
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Ethiopia has a large number of species listed as critically endangered, endangered, and vulnerable to global extinction. |
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This lack of natural drainage makes places within the city vulnerable to landslides during the rainy season. |
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This practice strengthened royal influence but it also made the Church vulnerable to criticisms of venality and nepotism. |
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Women were often vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, especially teenage girls who were indentured servants and lacking male protectors. |
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Howe ignored the vulnerable American rear, where an attack could have deprived Washington of his baggage and supplies. |
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Stoats are vulnerable to ectoparasites associated with their prey and the nests of other animals on which they do not prey. |
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Submarines were very vulnerable to attack during launch, and a fully or partially fueled missile on deck was a serious hazard. |
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However, there are still thousands of smaller buildings that remain vulnerable to quake damage. |
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Because of their height, steeples can also be vulnerable to lightning, which can start fires within steeples. |
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In this stage of DT, countries are vulnerable to become failed states in the absence of progressive governments. |
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At the time of inscription as a World Heritage Site many of the elements were vulnerable due to lack of conservation. |
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In 1999 three species were considered endangered, five as vulnerable and six as rare. |
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The rodent repellant properties of Narcissus alkaloids have been utilised in horticulture to protect more vulnerable bulbs. |
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While it is also found in the Baltic Sea, it has become a vulnerable species there. |
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In Turkey, their eggs are vulnerable to predation by red foxes and golden jackals. |
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The Arctic is especially vulnerable to the effects of any climate change, as has become apparent with the reduction of sea ice in recent years. |
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Solitary mature males are known to interfere and come to the aid of vulnerable groups nearby. |
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Due to the fact they are not fully adapted to Arctic conditions, they are more vulnerable to predators, most notably polar bears. |
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Species that live in polar habitats are vulnerable to the effects of recent and ongoing climate change, particularly declines in sea ice. |
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This has led to suggestions that pelican numbers should be controlled at vulnerable colonies. |
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They are particularly vulnerable to overexploitation and other threats, including pollution and habitat fragmentation. |
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The barndoor skate, Dipturus laevis, is currently listed with the IUCN as vulnerable due to being severely overfished. |
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In addition, trawling can kill corals indirectly by wounding coral tissue, leaving the reefs vulnerable to infection. |
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Whereupon, Russia took Port Arthur and trusting us, took her fleet out of the Baltic, thereby making herself vulnerable to us by sea. |
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Jutland later showed that the British battlecruisers were still vulnerable to ammunition fires and magazine explosions, if hit by plunging fire. |
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Both of these obsolete squadrons were notably vulnerable to attacks by more modern enemy ships. |
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The installation of fish farms close to vulnerable and important habitats such as seagrass meadows is particularly concerning. |
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Its low elevation on the Nile delta makes it highly vulnerable to rising sea levels. |
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Each run covers between one and two hundred meters, and the ships must move slowly in a straight line, making them vulnerable to enemy fire. |
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If so, he believed that any enemy force emerging from the forest would be vulnerable to a pincer attack and destroyed. |
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The IX Corps position on the Bresle was vulnerable to being cut off in the Havre peninsula. |
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It was debatable whether British ships were as vulnerable to enemy air attack as the Germans hoped. |
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The barges were not designed for use in open sea and, even in almost perfect conditions, they would have been slow and vulnerable to attack. |
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More important still, there would be instant repercussions on the civilian population who were very vulnerable to all sorts of reprisals. |
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The weakening of the economic system combined with the effects of plague left Egypt vulnerable to foreign invasion. |
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Species which utilize underground or rock dens tend to be more vulnerable to predatory attacks by brown bears. |
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Lambs belonging to small breeds, such as Blackface, are more vulnerable than larger breeds such as Merino. |
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Twins may be more vulnerable to foxes than singlets, as ewes cannot effectively defend both simultaneously. |
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When prey is vulnerable and abundant, wolves may occasionally surplus kill. |
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A survey carried out in 2010 by global risk analysis farm Maplecroft identified 16 countries that are extremely vulnerable to climate change. |
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Coastal regions are particularly vulnerable to the impact of a tropical cyclone, compared to inland regions. |
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Research shows that polymetallic nodule fields are hotspots of abundance and diversity for a highly vulnerable abyssal fauna. |
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The Atlantic cod is labelled vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. |
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Oceanic sharks are vulnerable because they don't produce many young, and the young can take decades to mature. |
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All three species of manatee are listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction. |
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Many times the creature would flip over, leaving it vulnerable to further attacks. |
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Yet at the same time, women were also vulnerable to incrimination and persecution, as belief in witchcraft increased. |
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Thomas inspected the Scilly Isles personally and concluded that they were vulnerable to a French invasion. |
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In this type of salvage, vessels are exposed to waves, currents and weather and are the most vulnerable and difficult to work on. |
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It served at several vulnerable locations, and was particularly stationed on the South Coast and in Ireland. |
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Upon mobilisation, the special reserve units would be formed at the depot and continue training while guarding vulnerable points in Britain. |
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They are now considered a major factor in the decline and extinction of many vulnerable and endangered native species. |
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