verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
alleviate the problem/situation/suffering etc
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a new medicine to alleviate the symptoms of flu
be suffering from a cold formal (= have one )
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He was suffering from a cold and not his usual energetic self.
experience/suffer hardship ( also endure hardship formal )
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Many pensioners experienced hardship paying the tax.
experience/suffer symptoms
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I had suffered mild symptoms of asthma as a child.
face/suffer the consequences (= accept the bad results of something you have done )
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He broke the law, and he will have to face the consequences.
feel/suffer from anxiety
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The child may feel anxiety about being away from home.
get headaches/suffer from headaches (= regularly have a headache )
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He often gets headaches at school.
have/suffer a heart attack
have/suffer a reaction
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People who eat these products could have an allergic reaction.
have/suffer a stroke
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My father had a stroke.
incalculable harm/damage/suffering etc
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The outbreak of hostilities will cause incalculable misery.
suffer a decline
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The firm suffered a sharp decline in its profits.
suffer a defeat (= be defeated )
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The party suffered a defeat in the state elections.
suffer a fate
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We must prevent other children from suffering the same fate.
suffer a nervous breakdown
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At university, Jan suffered a nervous breakdown and was treated for depression.
suffer a setback
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The team suffered a serious setback when the goalkeeper went off injured.
suffer an assault
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The lawyer claimed she was drunk when she suffered the assault.
suffer an injury
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He suffered a serious leg injury in a motorcycle accident.
suffer badly
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The town suffered badly during the last war.
suffer from a condition
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He has suffered from this condition for many years.
suffer (from) a disadvantage formal
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Working-class boys suffer disadvantages in the educational system.
suffer from a disease
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About three million people suffer from the disease.
suffer from a disorder
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People who are suffering from psychological disorders often fail to get treatment.
suffer (from) a problem
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The patient began to suffer breathing problems.
suffer from an illness
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She suffers from a rare illness.
suffer from an infection
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He was suffering from an infection of the lungs.
suffer from colds formal (= have colds )
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Some people suffer from more colds than others.
suffer (from) erosion
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Many areas of farmland have suffered severe erosion.
suffer from nausea
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Some patients suffer from nausea and headaches.
suffer from nerves (= often feel worried or nervous )
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He suffered from nerves and could no longer perform on stage.
suffer (from) pain
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She suffers from chronic pain in her legs.
suffer from stress
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If you are suffering from stress, you may be more likely to become ill.
suffer from...phobia
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Some children suffer from school phobia .
suffer harm
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A child can be taken into care if he is or is likely to suffer significant harm.
suffer misfortune
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You are not the only person to have suffered misfortune in your life.
suffered the indignity of
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Two of the diplomats suffered the indignity of being arrested.
suffered the slings and arrows
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We’ve all suffered the slings and arrows of day-to-day living.
suffered...brain damage
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Potts suffered severe brain damage in the crash.
suffered...bruising
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She suffered severe bruising to her arms and legs.
suffered...from stage fright
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Den suffered terribly from stage fright .
suffer/experience a recession
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The country was suffering a deep recession.
suffering from jet lag
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I’m suffering from jet lag but I’ll feel better after a good night’s sleep.
suffer/receive a blow
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Our team suffered a blow when Paul was sent off the field.
suffer/receive a wound
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The victim had suffered multiple wounds to his back and stomach.
suffer/sustain damage formal
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She has suffered damage to her hearing.
the quality suffers (= it is badly affected by something )
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The picture quality suffers if the signal isn’t digital.
unnecessary suffering
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She admitted causing the dog unnecessary suffering.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
already
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If a further infection occurs in some one who has already suffered from scabies, the course of events may be very different.
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Either he was insane and already suffering from hallucinations, or something absolutely impossible was happening.
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She has already suffered more than most adults suffer during a long lifetime.
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Moreover, the judge said, Fleiss had already suffered the unusual duress of undergoing simultaneous state and federal trials.
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I am therefore bliss for poor old Gooseneck, who this week has already suffered five losses.
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They had a point, I was forced to admit, since I was already suffering from frostbite in the toes.
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Graham has already suffered the indignation this week of the bookmakers slashing Arsenal's odds against relegation.
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Tug was suffering already from the lack of training and the stupid way he had begun the run.
also
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Finally, information-creators will also suffer from substitution.
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Neighboring Nelson and Walsh counties also suffered millions of dollars in crop damage from the storms -- and drought.
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His right arm was severely damaged, and his young son also suffered in the attack.
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Many victims also suffer the long-term consequences of smoking and alcohol.
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The local aerospace company also suffered stinging nationwide publicity.
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They have also suffered dismally with injuries.
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They say he also suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, a condition that produces intricate delusions that may have clouded his judgment.
still
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Craig's father Robert says his son is still suffering from nightmares, and has to see a psychiatrist weekly for counselling.
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Stroyev said afterward that Yeltsin was still suffering the aftereffects of his recent bout with pneumonia.
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He was still suffering from jet-lag but opted to plunge in at the deep end against Monaghan.
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In most cases organizations that have flattened still suffer blind spots on what else centralization is doing to them.
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Despite suggestions that he should bathe every day, he still suffers from smelly feet and bad breath.
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Not good news for the Suns, who still suffer from the loss of the outside skills of Majerle and Danny Ainge.
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As will become clear tonight, the construction industry still suffers from the irresponsible cuts imposed by the Government.
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Until then she must see that her son was securely guarded in his chamber where he was still suffering from his wound.
■ NOUN
abuse
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This of course has been well documented in the tragic cases of children suffering from abuse .
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Instead, I suffered the slings and abuses of public health.
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Even if they survive those patients undergoing suffocation are suffering unacceptable and repeated abuse .
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Many prisoners who actually had been newsmen had suffered serious abuse .
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Today the situation isn't much better: it is estimated 250,000 elderly people are suffering serious abuse .
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The siblings claim they suffered a lifetime of abuse from their parents.
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Educated people had become a despised group, just as during the Cultural Revolution, when they suffered verbal and physical abuse .
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Even after all these years I still suffer from the mental abuse .
attack
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Traditionally, as a refuge for his invalid son, who had just suffered his first attack of epilepsy.
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Now I, suffering attacks of insecurity as they grow away from me, need to clutch them in the night.
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Mr Gurney is understood to have suffered a heart attack at his Coventry home.
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His right arm was severely damaged, and his young son also suffered in the attack .
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The 36-year-old is believed to have suffered a heart attack in her London flat.
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Bunn was released from trial during the summer after suffering a heart attack .
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He suffered a heart attack early in the game.
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They had never suffered a real attack .
blow
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Villa had suffered a double injury blow before manager Ron Atkinson had settled in the dugout.
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His presidential hopes thus suffered a fatal blow in the snow drifts of New Hampshire.
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Pittsburgh suffered a severe blow , however, when quarterback Neil O'Donnell broke his right leg.
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The card suffered a big blow when Phoenix junior-flyweight Michael Carbajal withdrew because of pneumonia.
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In addition to the papal disregard of Canterbury's primatial claim over York, the monastic community suffered another grievous blow .
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Bank Assistants have suffered a severe blow .
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Aside from the engine failure Stiletto suffered a tyre blow out.
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Maesteg suffered a blow yesterday when they learnt captain and centre Huw Woodland will be sidelined for another month.
brain
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She suffered serious brain damage and was retired from her job on medical grounds.
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Three weeks ago in L.A., Seal suffered a brain aneurysm.
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For Francesca, who's almost 3, suffers from a brain disorder which triggers off convulsive fits.
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This is because owners of four-wheel-drive vehicles seem to suffer some sort of brain malfunction whenever roads conditions are bad.
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If you lose consciousness, even for a second, then you have suffered brain damage and must withdraw from further competition.
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Her daughter suffered a brain lesion at birth.
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Health assessments will also be made of Forster and his wife, who has suffered a brain haemorrhage.
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Ambassador Pamela Harriman remained in serious condition Tuesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
breakdown
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At sixty-four he had suffered a complete mental breakdown .
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This is how it was for Regina who from 1942, when she was eighteen, suffered numerous breakdowns .
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At twenty, in Budapest, he suffered a complete nervous breakdown , which he conquered through a gruelling program of callisthenics.
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Howard Hughes suffered a total breakdown .
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Most of the young people had suffered several foster placement breakdowns , and some had been in trouble with the law.
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The report identified how she was forced to quit her secretarial job and how she suffered a breakdown .
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Even the previous November there had been isolated rumours that he had suffered a nervous breakdown .
burn
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One worker would have suffered fatal burns had he not worn a protective chemical suit which was not routine for repair work.
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But both suffered severe burns to their face and body.
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The plaintiff suffered a burn on his lip as a result of the defendant's negligence.
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Quirot, third at Barcelona, suffered severe burns when her home was set ablaze by a lamp in January 1993.
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Workman said the wounded were suffering from burns .
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She suffered powder burns to her right hand and a bullet passed through the sleeve of her nightgown.
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T.B. Garland crashed and suffered slight burns .
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He suffered superficial burns to his hands and face.
child
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The children who had suffered a trauma would survive the experience, scarred by it and a little flawed by it.
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Most children suffering major left-brain injury before the age of two seem to develop useful language.
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This led detectives to conclude that three of the four dead children had suffered potassium poisoning.
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They pass rooms in which there are children suffering from measles, appendicitis, colds.
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Other difficulties occur when the woman doesn't have what she feels like eating and the child suffers .
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People who as children suffered through their parents' divorce certainly want to spare their children that kind of pain.
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Ten percent of Krakow's children suffer from chronic bronchitis.
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All children will tend to suffer from separation from their parents, siblings and familiar surroundings.
condition
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The elderly or disabled are particularly vulnerable, although some younger people with poor circulation can also suffer from the condition .
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He said Erik has suffered from the condition for many years and continues to do so.
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Carly Todd, from Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, is suffering from a condition called adenosine deaminase deficiency which inhibits her immune system.
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His family was dynamically dysfunctional in addition to suffering various medical conditions .
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Mr C, in his 40s, suffers a severe skin condition which flares up regularly.
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She suffers from a glandular condition and is pushing three hundred pounds.
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But the opportunists suffer terribly under these conditions .
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But the poor man suffered from a heart condition , and 50 stings were enough to seal his fate.
consequence
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Many victims also suffer the long-term consequences of smoking and alcohol.
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Apple, however, kept a tight grip on its technology and suffered the consequences .
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The women watch in silence or, as chattels, suffer the consequences .
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Nor does the witness alone suffer the consequences .
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Children's development opportunities suffer in consequence .
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Birds can fly away, but buildings stay to suffer the consequences of environmental neglect.
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If this is the way they want to treat Nigel, they can suffer the consequences .
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I considered setting him back on the couch and suffering the consequences later.
damage
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She suffered serious brain damage and was retired from her job on medical grounds.
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He suffered ligament damage in his hand two weeks ago in Palm Springs that required cortisone shots.
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Rouen Cathedral suffered serious war-time damage in 1944, but is now largely restored.
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The lower tenant also may suffer water damage to personal property.
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Either Alice or Bert could bring such a claim if they suffered damage .
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Two other fire trucks suffered heat damage , while three other vehicles experienced minor harm.
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Furthermore, other ecosystems have suffered greater damage than the Amazon.
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In November 1991, Jones suffered ligament and joint damage to his left ring finger in a dirt-bike accident.
defeat
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The Chieftains rarely enjoy their trips to South London, where they suffered their heaviest defeat of the season 16-3 in December.
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Maybe after suffering such a defeat , they would give up.
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They suffered three successive defeats and it seemed their little party at the top was over.
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The Bears have had two of their scheduled fixtures washed out and suffered a heavy defeat at Edinburgh.
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Bears have suffered five successive defeats , including a 47-43 home defeat by Peterborough last week.
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The 19-year-old from Inverurie has won seven world ranking titles and suffered only four defeats in the past ten months.
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New Zealand have already suffered one World Cup defeat .
depression
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In mitigation Ronald Coia said his client was suffering from deep depression because his business had failed.
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The economy had suffered severe depression in the eariy 1960s and was having a hard time reviving.
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Horses sometimes suffer depression on going to a new home.
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Since his resignation, Smith has suffered chronic headaches, depression and insomnia, according to the lawsuit.
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He was clearly suffering from reactive depression .
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Roosevelt himself suffered depression that he kept hidden even from those closest to him.
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One was suffering from deep depression , the other believed he was beginning to lose control of his mind.
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Two-thirds of depressed patients have family members who have suffered from depression .
disease
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Her husband, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease , was detained in hospital and sedated pending geriatric assessment.
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The importance of this consideration appears from what I have said on the influence of mental suffering in generating the disease .
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The discovery also has implications for around 25 thousand children and young people who suffer from the inherited disease cystic fibrosis.
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Older women in the developed countries suffered unnecessarily from diseases that could have been ameliorated, cured, or even prevented.
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It was almost as if she was suffering from some dreadful disease that could only be cured by his physical removal.
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Carman reportedly is in generally good health and does not suffer from Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
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Many who suffer from these diseases experience years of ill-health and subsequent loss of productivity.
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I told him that in my opinion he was suffering from valvular disease and that there was probably considerable dilation.
disorder
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I have never suffered from an eating disorder myself, but I have interviewed many who have.
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Defense psychiatric experts claim Erik suffered from the disorder at the time of the killings.
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Gore was schizoid, suffering from a psychopathic disorder , requiring treatment for many years to come.
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Defense psychiatrist George Woods diagnosed Davis as suffering three specific personality disorders .
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Special considerations: there was no indication that the appellant was suffering from psychiatric disorder .
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Typical of children who have lost a parent, we suffered eating and sleep disorders .
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For Francesca, who's almost 3, suffers from a brain disorder which triggers off convulsive fits.
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All maintain they have never recovered from the incident and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder .
fate
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The letter has suffered a similar fate .
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Unhappily, the history taught to our children has suffered the same fate as their mathematics or their grammar.
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Maastricht could suffer the same fate .
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Hume could scarcely suffer the fate of Andrew Lang, and be hailed as a new defender of the faith.
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Women too suffered the same fate unless granted the privilege of the sword.
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Prometheus' brother Atlas suffered a still worse fate .
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The man fired a single bullet, and the decapitation of St Michael prevented him from suffering the same fate .
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In fact, blues was only suffering the same fate that, surprisingly, would soon befall soul.
hand
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Lady followed her example rather than suffer at the hands of her infuriated master.
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Defensive end Roy Barker of the 49ers went out of the game in the second quarter after suffering a fractured left hand .
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The cases of people suffering at the hands of mail order companies are the exception, rather than the rule.
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She speaks of the persecution suffered at the hands of her father and her yearning for liberty.
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After Mortimer's condemnation Edward granted pardon and restitution to the families which had suffered at his hands in 1329 and 1330.
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There are many can tell you what I suffer at his hands though I serve him as best I can.
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He was in surprisingly good humour, considering how much he's suffered at the hands of the puppet.
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They too had suffered at Fedorov's hands .
hardship
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Most travellers suffered appalling hardship and danger, none more so than the great Victorian explorers.
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He was a man who suffered hardship gladly, a hunter and a soldier.
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Manypeople have also suffered massive economic hardship in the monetary crisis.
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Excessive reliance on corporate entities managing only the costs creates suffering and hardship for patients and their families.
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Students suffer considerable hardship as a result.
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Students are undoubtedly a section of the population who have suffered substantial hardship as a result of Government-inspired measures.
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They accept that, in principle, it is possible for private and public companies to suffer severe financial hardship .
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The result of this anomalous position has been that the majority of the disabled have had to suffer great financial hardship .
harm
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With it he could taste anything she gave him and suffer no harm .
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As adults we are naturally protective of children and do not want them to suffer harm .
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A child may suffer serious or permanent harm and even death as a result of neglect.
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The coach did not in fact crash and if he had remained on it he would have suffered no harm .
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First, the applicant must show that the child is actually suffering or likely to suffer harm which is significant.
heart
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He suffered a heart attack early in the game.
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After suffering two heart attacks last year, the 65-year-old Yeltsin looked a little pale.
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The swop did not come to light until Arlena, who suffered from a congenital heart defect, had to undergo surgery.
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He was released from trial during the summer, after suffering a heart attack.
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And in Dusseldorf police said a member of the Republican party suffered a heart attack after being beaten up by demonstrators.
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Yeltsin, 65, who has suffered two heart attacks since last summer, looked pale and stiff.
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Before it could be resolved, Alsop suffered a heart attack.
illness
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In the closing years of his life he suffered serious illness .
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She has never gone hungry, suffered horrible illness or seen some one she loves die.
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He said Spanswick's wife had left him and he was suffering from a depressive illness .
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He suffered several illnesses while president, although he continued to function adequately.
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Read in studio More than eighty staff at a supermarket have been sent home suffering from a mystery illness .
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There is also no dispute that du Pont suffers from mental illness , as even the prosecution has acknowledged.
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Many are suffering from severe depressive illnesses , often with persecutory ideas or delusions.
indignity
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She'd suffered enough traumas and indignities already, she thought grimly.
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Also starring are Sarah Knowlton as Hal, a Yale grad suffering the indignities of life as a secretary.
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I was glad to be Edward's colleague and friend rather than suffering the indignities he subtly laid on his patron.
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After all, I had made him suffer an indignity .
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Recently a Nomura executive suffered the indignity of being taken hostage by a client wielding a samurai sword.
injury
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The claims are for £ 1.5m for injuries suffered in assaults by pupils.
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This is the second major injury Gilpatrick has suffered playing hockey.
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Joyner died from injuries he suffered in a car accident last Saturday in Rantoul, Ill.
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The principal injury which he had suffered was to his hip.
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Such clauses have no effect on the primary liability to the third party for the death or personal injury he has suffered .
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The plaintiff must also show that the type of injury that he suffered was the type the legislation sought to prevent.
lack
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I suffer quite badly from lack of confidence from time to time, but then everybody does.
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The debate about pepper spray has suffered from a lack of rigorous research.
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Open back designs, like most combos, sound slightly brighter off axis but suffer from lack of bass.
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Tammy actually suffered from a lack of expectations: her world was sadly quiet, unpopulated, and lonely.
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Many artistic fields suffer from a lack of confident female practitioners, but in performance poetry, the problem is particularly acute.
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Many families suffer from lack of water and other basic needs.
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His condition is then described by saying that he is suffering from a lack of values.
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The core businesses are still profitable, but are suffering from lack of investment, McErlain said.
loss
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There are provisions enabling investors to recover loss they have suffered as a result of entering into the share transactions.
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Mr Goldinger has declined to answer questions or reveal the identities and the losses suffered by dozens of investors.
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If a claim is lost in court, the pain, loss and damage suffered by the haulier is obviously much greater.
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The losses suffered during the start-up phase of a business can be used to reduce the tax liabilities of the owners.
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Damages are awarded by way of compensation to the plaintiff for the loss suffered . 2.
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Numerically, even greater loss is suffered by the new-born generations.
pain
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But the odds are that even those women who appear impermeable to pain are suffering great hurt behind their face-saving pose.
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She never admitted that Edwin was an alcoholic, never talked about the pain and suffering his drinking had caused the family.
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Madonna believes she understands the turmoil and pain the Princess has suffered in her marriage.
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These losses are quite serious for the affected workers, involving permanent handicaps and extended periods of pain and suffering .
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John Evans, 47, was told a pain he had been suffering was caused by a dangerous abscess.
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Perhaps this was because automobiles can not sue for pain and suffering , no matter how severe their injury.
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Bodybuilders can obtain relief from vitamin C for the aches and pains they suffer in the shoulders and elbows.
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This time we would not give in, we would take the pain and suffer in silence.
patient
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The nurses have to deal with patients who suffer from a range of conditions, including incontinence.
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And half the patients who discontinue medication suffer a relapse within six months, he said.
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In the early 1960s the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota researched exercise therapy as part of the treatment for patients suffering from angina.
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The research team determined that in another 13 cases the patients had suffered injuries related to their treatments.
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She vowed if it was humanly possible, no other patient would suffer a similar fate through lack of a suitable donor.
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They become less effective and even more difficult when a patient suffers a relapse.
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With many patients suffering vague, multiple symptoms, food intolerance must be regarded as one of those possibilities.
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In a population of 250 million, many patients obviously suffer in triplicate.
people
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The nun had once asked him please, Mr Mayor, come out there and see how the people are suffering .
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In Braintree 234 people suffered from food poisoning last year, with some outbreaks affecting ten or more people.
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He has to see the people suffering .
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Yet it is often a hidden disability, which isolates both the people who suffer from it and their families.
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Worldwide, 1. 15 million people suffer from leprosy.
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Many of the suicide incidents have taken place in remote areas where people suffer physical as well as emotional isolation.
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But in the meantime, people suffered terribly.
person
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A security guard suffered serious head injuries, while another person suffered deep cuts from flying glass.
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If a person does suffer from other health problems, however, then serious obesity may indeed aggravate the situation.
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The person who suffered most as the result of the tension was poor Ma.
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Towards the end of each I will describe a recent example of a person who lived and suffered in such a way.
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Premium 1: £5,300 for each young person suffering from physical or mental handicap. 3.
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Treatment is straight forward, but one person in 10 will suffer chronic and persistent infection.
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There are many countries and many greedy persons who will suffer themselves to be gulled by my promise of mountains of gold.
problem
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As a result it suffers from problems with its eyes, its teeth and its breathing.
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Forty percent of Down patients suffer some cardiac problems .
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Pregnancy Problems Several members of our branch have recently suffered pregnancy problems.
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If a person does suffer from other health problems , however, then serious obesity may indeed aggravate the situation.
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This may be because they generally suffer more serious problems , often complicated by personality difficulties and alcohol abuse.
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During that time, it has suffered catastrophic labor problems and declining attendance.
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They bring together people with a shared experience of suffering the same problems .
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Healdsburg General is the county's fifth small hospital to suffer financial problems in recent years.
result
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Would democracy suffer as a result ?
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I have suffered as a result of this merciless hard line plenty of times myself.
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There are provisions enabling investors to recover loss they have suffered as a result of entering into the share transactions.
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The people who suffered as a result were, of course, my customers.
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It is hardly surprising, then, that AT&T's switch-sales to the Babies have suffered as a result .
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Mr Stewart said no other hospital services would suffer as a result of cash spent on the scanner operation.
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The person who suffered most as the result of the tension was poor Ma.
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The customer, of course, has suffered as a result .
setback
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The Millar Memorial, however, suffered a setback recently when a fire badly damaged their band hall.
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Most people have suffered a number of setbacks in their lives.
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Sadly, Rose suffered a major setback one day, when she had a grand mal epileptic fit.
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And the minority contracting program is about to suffer another setback .
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As yet the only people to suffer from this setback are the investors.
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Mr Mori's two coalition partners also suffered a setback .
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But she suffered a setback when a bout of glandular fever looked like bringing her season to an abrupt halt.
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It was then that Kylie and Terry Blamey - now experienced legal hands - suffered a rare courtroom setback .
shock
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At the font, there is little suffering , except the shock of the water for babies.
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She was, however, suffering badly from shock .
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At least 49 people were reported to have been hurt or were suffering from shock .
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His pillion passenger is in hospital suffering from shock .
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She suffered some shock as well as some gastro-enteritis.
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The driver was taken to hospital suffering from shock .
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Now I think we're mainly suffering from shock .
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But an ambulance spokesman said the man was not seriously hurt, although he suffered shock .
stroke
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The rebel Duke had suffered five strokes of the axe.
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King Fahd, 73, suffered a mild stroke in November.
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Early in 1934 she suffered a stroke and died 10 January peacefully in her sleep.
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Actually, Wilson had suffered a series of strokes , starting at age thirty-nine when he was a history professor at Princeton.
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Robert, known as Mr Mack, suffered a stroke and is bedridden.
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Although a pet suffering from heat stroke may be successfully revived, the best treatment is prevention.
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He's suffered 3 strokes in the last year and chose one of the wettest days of autumn to have a go.
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His work had been restricted since he suffered a debilitating stroke in 1989.
woman
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Linda Watson examines how design has defined the female figure and shows how women have often suffered in the name of fashion.
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Most of the women he knew suffered from fear of forests.
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Most of his patients were middle-class women who suffered from hysteria.
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The woman suffered from multiple sclerosis, Fieger said.
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Doctors now routinely use super-sensitive blood and urine tests to screen women suffering from any lower abdominal pain.
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Nelson Mandela agreed that his wife suffered during his 27 years in jail, though he said other women suffered more.
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The woman suffered head injuries after she was mowed down by a car which mounted the pavement.
wound
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The victim suffered serious head wounds and is stable in hospital.
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Many of the survivors of both ships had suffered wounds .
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Undead struck and wounded by a Runefang suffer two wounds.
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Sandoz said up to 14 million people, most of whom suffer from chronic wounds , could use the product.
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He'd suffered wounds to his head and chest.
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Ainslie, 56, suffered shrapnel wounds to his legs.
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The other victims-five women and two men-suffered shrapnel wounds .
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Until then she must see that her son was securely guarded in his chamber where he was still suffering from his wound .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bear/take/suffer etc the brunt of sth
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Group comportment had deteriorated by the day, with yours truly bearing the brunt of the collective delinquency.
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He thought that the garrison of Richmond ought now to bear the brunt of the fighting.
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Her hands, which she threw up to protect her face took the brunt of the injury.
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It will bear the brunt of the estimated $ 1 billion cost for the changes on Okinawa.
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Retailers are in the immediate line of fire and were first to bear the brunt of cost cutting.
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Southern California, where the banks had the most overlap, will bear the brunt of the cuts.
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The depot is bearing the brunt of a package of cost cutting measures across three sites.
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The front of the car, and those in it, took the brunt of the impact.
not suffer fools gladly
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A tall, fast-talking southerner whose accent still lingers despite her years in the north, Porter does not suffer fools gladly.
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Mr Fallon has been described as the kind of man who does not suffer fools gladly.
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She was a forceful personality who did not suffer fools gladly, but her sternness was accompanied by grace and Victorian courtesy.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All over the world, people are suffering for their political or religious beliefs.
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Anne still suffers a lot of pain in her leg.
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Children always suffer when their parents get divorced.
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Hardesty suffered severe burns to his face and body.
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Her husband, a lawyer, suffered professionally for having to leave the office early every night.
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His school work suffered because he was continually worried about his mother.
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I shouldn't have drunk all that wine - I'll suffer for it tomorrow morning.
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I would hate to see the animals suffer .
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If you tell lies, it is you who will suffer in the end.
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In all wars, it's innocent civilians who suffer most.
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My grades suffered as a result of having to work more hours.
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Small businesses have suffered financially during the recession.
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The ferry line denied that safety would suffer if costs were cut.
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Two hundred million people worldwide suffer from parasitic diseases.
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When his mother caught him cheating she really made him suffer .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bad weather took more of a toll in our community and Derek Brown's family suffered a tragedy during one bad winter.
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Borders, 47, who was in fair condition, suffered a concussion and swelling to the right arm and left eye.
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Capitalists are smart enough not to suffer from money illusion.
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February gasoline suffered a sharper decline, down 1. 83 cents at 58. 65 cents a gallon.
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I wanted to make you suffer the way I was suffering.
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Schizophrenia was not a word I tossed around about Clarisa, though I knew that was what she suffered from.
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Special considerations: there was no indication that the appellant was suffering from psychiatric disorder.