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In this sense, any normative scheme that fails to take feasibility seriously is seriously deficient.
Although this outbreak was not necessarily due to poor pool maintenance, deficient maintenance is reported to be widespread in pools nationwide [36].
The induction of these antibodies does not confer immunity in complement-deficient individuals [27].
The economy was in shambles, with no reliable currency, a deficient transportation network, persistent problems of food supplies and schools closed during prolonged periods.
The results of this meta-summary indicate that by neglecting spiritual work, the frameworks may be deficient in guiding end-of-life research and clinical care.
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor-deficient mice develop aggressiveness and hyperphagia in conjunction with brain serotonergic abnormalities.
The deficient institutional environment leads large enterprises to develop their own infrastructure and services, either in-house or in collaboration with selected other enterprises.
Most disappointing is the evaluation of men's ways of talking as somehow deficient.
We hypothesized that adults aged 16 to 64 with deficient social support and social networks would have higher rates of neurotic symptoms.
We might, in some circumstances, have to regard such practices as manifesting only partial or deficient corrective justice.
Such a behavioural inhibition may certainly be deficient in catatonia as it is reflected in perseverative-compulsive behaviour and uncontrollable emotions.
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