So a small cohort of young people is easier to absorb in the labour market than a large cohort.
As in the war on terrorism, so in the war on crime: the sharp question is how much risk a society is willing to absorb in order to preserve liberty.
The wheels, nearly 3 inches in diameter, facilitate more efficient coasting once you've built up momentum, and better absorb bumps in the road.
To do this, they need materials that absorb microwaves in an extremely narrow range.
Lead dioxide, on the other hand, is highly electronegative, preferring to absorb electrons in chemical reactions.
Would there have been no extra acquisitions to absorb competitors in the applications market?
He says it should mean banks having a greater ability to absorb losses in future crises without taxpayer help.
Unlike major corporations, which can often absorb increases in labor costs, small-business owners typically have few options for coping with higher wages, particularly when the economy is weak.
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The rate at which tenants absorb space in the area has fallen 35% , to 610, 000 square feet leased in the first half of this year, from 940, 000 during the same period last year.
It started early: Five months before GSK launched the drug, which works by interfering with the body's ability to absorb fat in food, GSK gave 400 men and women samples and urged them to blog about their experiences--good and bad.
Having taken down bin Laden, the point man proceeded to rush two women he found in the bedroom, gathering them in his arms to absorb the explosion in case they were wearing suicide vests, something that was a real concern of those who planned the raid.
Having taken down bin Laden, the point man proceeded to rush two women he found in bin Laden's bedroom, gathering them in his arms to absorb the explosion in case they were wearing suicide vests, something that was a real concern of those who planned the raid.
In order to see light, the eye must absorb it, but in order for a person to be invisible, the body must not absorb any light.
In other words, Lloyds seems to have lent 455 times the value of the capital earmarked in its balance sheet to absorb losses, just in case these mortgages go bad.
Its structure becomes weak and unable to absorb any increases in uncertainty, inefficiency, and especially, shocks.
Unlike mice, fish also have permeable skin, and absorb drugs put in the water.
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The world will not--actually, cannot--indefinitely continue to absorb Chinese goods in ever-increasing amounts.
Higher capital requirements would put more of the shareholders' money at risk and, crucially, enable banks to absorb more losses in bad times.
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The process of accepting credit or debit cards as payment is quite complex, although retailers point out that they absorb this cost in their sale price.
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Still, he looks for silver investment to again be strong enough to absorb any surplus in which mine and scrap supply exceeds fabrication demand, as was the case last year.
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"The deficit will be reduced by the cyclical expansion that is now under way, which will absorb spare capacity in the economy, " Charles Collyns, deputy director of the IMF's Western Hemisphere Department, told reporters.
The West's present policy towards China an attempt to absorb its energies in the building of the global economy is a perfectly sensible way of trying to minimise the danger, but it is not guaranteed to work.
In the short run, brands might absorb the rise, as many did in 2011, when cotton prices spiked.
But even if I am wrong, Total is priced attractively enough to absorb any sustained weakness in energy prices.
America remains unique in its ability to absorb different races, religions and cultures, an increasingly critical factor in maintaining global preeminence.
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Pound for pound, aluminium is up to two-and-a-half times stronger than conventional steel and can absorb twice the energy in a crash.
He was unable to absorb these various lessons in the color green.
Those who suffer from celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder, cannot absorb the gluten found in these grains, resulting in damage to the intestines.
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This view is contradicted by Iran's open advocacy of Israel's destruction, and its declared willingness to absorb a nuclear attack in return for destroying Israel.
The absorption of written language is mitigated by the fact that many readers can absorb more of it in parallel when it is presented on a page.
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