And, while natural hazards menace everyone, the poor are by far the most vulnerable.
Late at night is the most vulnerable time of a person's mind and the most crazy time to miss.
Higher levels of estrogen and particularly progesterone can result in puffy, tender gums that are vulnerable to minor infection.
Currently 22 countries are considered especially vulnerable due to high levels of chronic hunger and high dependency on fuel and cereal imports.
Regions of the body that are most vulnerable to radiation damage include the cells lining the intestine and stomach, and the blood-cell producing cells in the bone marrow.
But it is vulnerable to vandalism.
One is security: such systems will be vulnerable to all sorts of hacker attacks.
Giant pandas in this region are more vulnerable than ever to human disturbance, including post-earthquake reconstruction and tourism.
They say they control 80 percent of it but are still vulnerable to pro-Gaddafi snipers concealed in high buildings. Continued...
As Ken Tucker wrote at the time: "Finally, in his greatest moments of grief and fury, he showed us the most vulnerable, despairing side of the man of action."
Young birds are very vulnerable to predators.
It is a time when the malaria parasite is peculiarly vulnerable.
They've also given him an opportunity forcibly relocate a number of "vulnerable" northern Ugandans into displacement camps, where he said they might be more easily protected.
While wealthy schools can fare better in a downturn, they are also seen as vulnerable to prolonged market slumps because they tend to fund a greater portion of their budget from their endowment.
One solution is to rebuild the aging power grid to be less vulnerable to solar disruptions.
Furthermore, Asia remains vulnerable to external threats, including a disorderly unwinding of global imbalances and protectionism in the west.
Within the razzle-dazzle of his songs, he sang about fears and uncertainties in that high, vulnerable voice: flinching from monsters in “Thriller, ” wishing he could just “Beat It” when trouble began.
But this now makes them vulnerable to the global slowdown, and in recent months their shares have skidded.
China's missile might be vulnerable, some experts say, to America's newest Aegis intercept missiles, which are launched from ships. But a different type of countermeasure could be even more effective.
It is a sensitive and sincere bond to swallow life. Between sincerity and maturity, I choose sincerity, the price is more vulnerable, more vulnerable, maybe fragile, stronger than art.
Despite great countermeasures, the power grid is still vulnerable.
He is vulnerable to temptation.
Our greatest concern must always rest with disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.
Cheney said the Obama administration's decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center will make America less safe and more vulnerable to another terrorist attack.
Yet for many countries, with such a large share of households living precariously near the poverty line, it is the poor and vulnerable who need protection most.
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