| Reed briefly reviewed different methods for assessing susceptibility to extirpation for scoring conservation priorities. |
| What single social advance subtracted more from the sum of human misery than the extirpation of slavery in the nineteenth century? |
| Populations of listed plants like the northeastern bulrush are prone to extirpation because of their occurrence in sensitive habitats. |
| But if they will be hated and chastised no matter what they do, what holds them back from a truly ruthless extirpation of their enemy? |
| These are the northern species the committee believes are facing imminent extirpation or extinction. |
| Judicious criticism, therefore, has a great and much needed part to play with regard to the extirpation of bad music. |
