Damage to the grid: Power surges and electrical system failure due to high loads can cause power outages and damage to BC Hydro equipment and infrastructure, including the premature failure of distribution transformers.

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He says an unpublished study that he supervised attributed 90 percent of infertility cases in the valley to polycystic ovary syndrome and related diseases, 5 percent to premature ovarian failure and another 5 percent to other stressors in life.

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But the education establishment's delight at this failure proved premature.

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It is premature to declare the Lisbon agenda a failure, since most of its elements will take several years to kick in.

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"Failure to follow these regulations may result in acquittal or premature release of detainees, " the memo states.

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In the light of Rangers' premature exit, former Ibrox defender Craig Paterson believes Kris Boyd's failure to capitalise on a clear opportunity sealed the club's fate against Stuttgart.

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It's too early to pronounce the Melo-Amar'e pairing a failure, and those "Phil Jackson" chants that have surfaced at the Garden are both premature and probably futile.

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