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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As solvent diffuses through the membrane, the increase in volume causes the diaphragm to move.
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Lack of awareness of late presentation of traumatic rupture of the diaphragm in children may result in a delay in diagnosis.
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More modern valves contain a diaphragm instead of a washer, and are generally far more reliable.
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Most patients succumb when the diaphragm and rib muscles become paralyzed, and breathing becomes impossible.
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On her way home, she tossed her diaphragm in the first bin at Kennedy Airport.
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One wall of the cell is a flexible stainless steel diaphragm connected through a strain gauge to a recorder.
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Regardless of the undertow of danger, Johnnie would not give back the diaphragm case.
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Rigidity is not an issue with the electrostatic diaphragm .