The contrast with the outside world was so extreme as to cause disorientation, dizziness.

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The substance, while vital to all life, can, if inhaled in pure form by humans, cause dizziness, disorientation and even unconsciousness.

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Exhaustion or disorientation under water could cause a weak swimmer to panic.

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Their claustrophobia and disorientation would be accentuated by the memorial's uneven base.

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Only about one in five people infected with West Nile gets sick, and one in 150 of those will develop severe symptoms, including neck stiffness, disorientation, coma and paralysis.

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But then, just as the listener is on the verge of total disorientation, the lyrics pop back in, make their point, and vanish once again as Spoon goes back to riding the music.

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Though Egyptian authorities disputed the claim, aviation safety officials in France and the U.S. cited "spatial disorientation" as the likely cause based on evidence available, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

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This is the disorientation produced by present shock.

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He highlighted a similar case in 2004 when pilot disorientation and loss of control caused a Flash Airlines Boeing 737-300 to crash in the Red Sea shortly after take off from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh.

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Disorientation begins at the auditions.

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