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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a premature, underweight baby
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The doctor says that I'm underweight and has put me on a special diet.
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Women who consume large amounts of caffeine are more likely to give birth to underweight babies.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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According to all these charts I am underweight , sometimes by as much as two stone.
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Additional penalties A paddler at a Nottingham regatta this year will receive a 1 point penalty for paddling with an underweight boat.
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Besides, I was always underweight for football and just right for basketball and everything else I played.
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Half the under-fives are underweight , and nearly 500,000 die each year.
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If you are very underweight , see your doctor.
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The child is born seriously underweight , and underweight babies can not catch up with large ones.
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The Lancet medical journal reports that children who were underweight before the operation had a growth spurt afterwards.