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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It is an obligate parasite with a complex life cycle .
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Like most butterflies they share the same basic life cycle .
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The need is to consider the economic life cycle of each alternative in order to determine the optimal replacement.
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The older drugs also curbed replication, but at another point in the virus' life cycle .
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This balance changes throughout the life cycle .
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With warming temperatures, the life cycle speeds up.