VULNERABLE

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a vulnerable position (= a situation in which you might be harmed )

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Today we are in the vulnerable position of producing barely half our own food.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

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also

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The vines are greedy - hardy, and they push deep roots down into the soil, but they are also vulnerable .

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BBut Republicans are also vulnerable on the foreign-money issue.

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Strategic planning is also vulnerable to sudden changes in the business environment.

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They are also vulnerable to the stresses and strains of a larger cosmic struggle and can become casualties in the process.

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The official reserve itself is also vulnerable to changes in exchange rate, which compounds the problem of ensuring adequate reserves.

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Worried and preoccupied people are also vulnerable to accidents, perhaps especially on the roads either as drivers or pedestrians.

as

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There was just a trembling being as vulnerable as any other woman, a being who had craved much, much more.

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She figured the guys could see for themselves then that he could be as vulnerable as the next man.

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The Royal Family is showing itself to be just as vulnerable to social change as the rest of us.

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Suddenly, it is seen as vulnerable .

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So that old kungfu contradiction appears yet again: by doubling his striking power the practitioner makes himself twice as vulnerable .

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Companies that were seen as vulnerable to a Labour victory led share prices upwards.

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She feels as insignificant as the worms that burrow beneath the sand and as vulnerable .

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The most recently adopted scheme, the 1990 Budget Enforcement Act, had proved as vulnerable to evasion as its predecessors.

equally

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Its similar policy made it equally vulnerable to the change in New Zealand policy.

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Cereal and root crops are equally vulnerable to rabbit damage.

especially

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Untenured and part-time instructors are especially vulnerable , because low evaluation scores can threaten their jobs.

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Servers are especially vulnerable to service overloading.

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Secluded rear doors are especially vulnerable: they are often forced open with a simple well-aimed kick.

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The research is especially vulnerable if the data are collected from personal interviews.

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This makes the sperm, like all rapidly developing cells, especially vulnerable to damage from chemicals or radiation.

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Nuclear power stations are especially vulnerable to this kind of drift, which can damage piping.

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Pensions are essentially low incomes and low incomes are especially vulnerable to the effects of inflation.

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Enrolled or second-level nurses are especially vulnerable when attempting to convert to first-level registration.

extremely

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She believed the department had left itself extremely vulnerable in acting without any form of approval by the committee.

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It must be real or it damages the process and a person in the extremely vulnerable Dying Time.

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She felt absolutely helpless and extremely vulnerable standing completely unclothed under his watchful eyes.

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The immune system withers under the viral attack, leaving the body extremely vulnerable to other painful and life-threatening diseases.

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The other crab, rather than being left homeless and therefore extremely vulnerable to predators, instantly jumped into the broken shell.

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She felt extremely vulnerable at the side of this powerful man.

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And once in range, without hands to protect yourself, you are extremely vulnerable .

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As I said, whoever has grabbed you is extremely vulnerable .

highly

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But that is a highly vulnerable position for any politician to take-and I doubt if it offers the whole answer.

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All season these Bruins have been intensely competitive and highly vulnerable .

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First, this phase - though valuable - is obviously highly vulnerable .

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But this ideological construction is highly vulnerable , one might even say feeble.

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This left them highly vulnerable to harvest failures such as those of 1891 and 1901.

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She was highly vulnerable to sharp downturns in the economy and from 1900 to 1903 suffered particularly severely from an international depression.

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Older workers were a highly vulnerable section of the work-force, and could offer little resistance to wage cuts.

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He then picked it up delicately between thumb and forefinger, as if he held something highly vulnerable in tweezers.

how

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Have you no sense at all, can't you see how vulnerable you were, out in that street all by yourself?

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But this big loss to Vanderbilt shows her just how vulnerable the team is.

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He knew how vulnerable people's heads were, and how important his own was.

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This shows how vulnerable its success still was.

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I could remember only how vulnerable People were, the females in particular.

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I began to see how vulnerable I was, and how visible, and it sobered me.

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Those few moments in his embrace had shown her all too clearly just how vulnerable she was where he was concerned.

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She could feel tears stinging the back of her eyes, but she would not let him see how vulnerable she was.

increasingly

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The wave of defections, however, which political analysts expect to continue this week, has left Mr Estrada increasingly vulnerable .

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Today, managerial and professional workers have become increasingly vulnerable .

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Police on the beat are feeling increasingly vulnerable .

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In fact, with their economic and technological dependencies intact, the work was increasingly vulnerable to the crisis.

less

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The mooring is more stable and less vulnerable to weather than that at Dunbar.

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Quinn decided he would be less vulnerable in another spot and removed himself to the waiting room.

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Elves are long-lived, some say immortal, and less vulnerable to disease than humans.

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Elers said the combined company will be less vulnerable to such problems, because its supply will be more diversified.

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Roy Jenkins, an extremely sensible man who is less vulnerable to criticism than most, regarded the matter with mild amusement.

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This makes their prices less vulnerable to sudden drops.

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Johnson maintains that men are less vulnerable than women to reproductive damage.

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You are less vulnerable in a culture characterized by struggle, hostility, and competition.

more

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This is largely because of faster construction and very competitive pricing which have made contractors more vulnerable to the financial effects of disruption.

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However, he said that the punitive award to the estate of Nicole Brown Simpson might be more vulnerable .

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To a greater or less extent this applies to all our sea-birds, but some are more vulnerable than others.

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It states that the more involved and intense a relationship becomes, the more vulnerable you are when things go wrong.

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They also leave them more vulnerable to losing their insurance.

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They tend to feel more vulnerable , so they get close to the ground.

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The extremist characterization frightened away mainstream civil rights organizations, which made Hampton even more vulnerable to attack.

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He felt more vulnerable outside, running around with the other kids, with only one adult watching from the sidelines.

most

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The most vulnerable cells were those which the body renews most frequently; especially the white blood cells, including the lymphocytes.

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The cutting off of oil supplies hit the Navy at its most vulnerable spot.

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And the most distinctive languages are often the most vulnerable - those of native peoples.

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She always treated him this way, even when he was most vulnerable , told him exactly what she thought.

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The most vulnerable areas of working time for me are those of contact with pupils and curriculum development.

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It was in the locker room that he felt most vulnerable to the aggressive behavior of the other early adolescent boys.

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To do so would run the risk of compromising the most vulnerable part of the operation.

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Police say the bandits stalk their prey carefully, finding out who is most vulnerable .

particularly

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The building trade alone, which is particularly vulnerable to paramilitary intimidation, loses millions of pounds a year.

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When you are first struggling to make your business a success, you are particularly vulnerable .

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Amphibians are particularly vulnerable to hot and dry conditions because their skins are so delicate and permeable to water.

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The automaker was particularly vulnerable because it keeps only a short supply of extra parts to save costs.

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Books, newspapers and magazines look particularly vulnerable .

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Coastal geographic states, such as Florida, would be particularly vulnerable to ice cap melting associated with such an increase.

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Lettuce and spinach are particularly vulnerable to nitrogen uptake.

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None of those options would exist in the adult prison system, and he would be particularly vulnerable to brutalisation.

so

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So strange to find himself so vulnerable .

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Economies are no longer so vulnerable .

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We depend upon it completely ... and our dependence makes us so vulnerable to its dark side.

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They were so innocent, so vulnerable , so eager to behave decently.

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The government looked so vulnerable that even irreproachable traditionalists among the landowning nobility concluded that political reform was inescapable.

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How could a man in his position take advantage of so vulnerable a creature as Melanie Gandell?

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The backs of their necks are so vulnerable , she thought.

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Labour soon regained its lead in the polls, but was clearly shaken to discover that it could be so vulnerable .

too

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A virtue which, I realize, makes me too vulnerable , but I am not going to discard it now.

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It is untested, too risky and too vulnerable to disastrous financial consequences.

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It is all too vulnerable to change.

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Several women felt too vulnerable or exposed to remain; another left dramatically, announcing that her anger would destroy the group.

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She felt too vulnerable , sitting here naked in bed.

very

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She felt very vulnerable and awkward as she followed him into the room.

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Often, this left them in very vulnerable positions militarily, and yet we do not find any walls or fortifications.

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The turmoil brought about by our wants can make us very vulnerable and afraid.

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I think you grow out of it a little bit, but initially you are very vulnerable .

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You are very vulnerable while you are standing fumbling in your handbag or pockets.

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But it is also very vulnerable now that we understand it.

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Britain is very vulnerable to these currency movements because we are a medium-sized economy heavily dependent on imports and exports.

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This tiny camp in the wilderness looked very lonely, very vulnerable to the forces of nature ranged silently around it.

■ NOUN

area

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And most of them will live in the most vulnerable areas of the developing world: cities.

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The most vulnerable areas of working time for me are those of contact with pupils and curriculum development.

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Instead, they would have had the opportunity to work on their more vulnerable areas as they were growing up.

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This limit is to be obligatory in vulnerable areas which are to be designated over the next two years.

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Unfortunately, latex is not suitable for borders since it dries too quickly and is not durable for exposed and vulnerable areas .

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In the more vulnerable areas there was serious depopulation as villages were abandoned.

child

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These are our most vulnerable children , and they deserve our best support and protection.

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We should not just trust people to get on with the task of caring for vulnerable children .

group

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These research subjects are presumed to be ignorant and vulnerable groups in society and almost always include students.

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The other particularly vulnerable group are women.

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Finally, certain vulnerable groups were most affected by these changes, notably black families living in inner city deprived areas.

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Those over 70 and certain other vulnerable groups are entitled to receive advice and assistance connected with wills.

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Children represent the most vulnerable group in residential areas, whether on foot or as cyclists.

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One such vulnerable group is women.

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It is however essential for the drinks industry to ensure that its advertising campaigns do not target vulnerable groups such as young people.

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Social workers must recognise, therefore, that in racist societies they are working with a potentially vulnerable group .

member

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Those likely to suffer most from this loss of collaborative endeavour will be the most vulnerable members of the community.

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Public aid to the needy and even public sanitation tended to perpetuate the more vulnerable members of the race.

people

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As more and more frauds emerge it becomes apparent that conmen are trying to dupe vulnerable people .

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They are the most vulnerable people .

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We might deplore that, but it shows that the national minimum wage has harmed the most vulnerable people in that society.

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Miss Scott and her father are now being cared for by Newcastle social services in a home for vulnerable people .

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From today, the way we look after elderly, disabled and vulnerable people undergoes a major change.

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Staff say many vulnerable people have no option but to sleep on the streets.

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This idea potentially oversimplifies the actual process of offering vulnerable people choices which might result in their leading fuller lives.

position

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But that is a highly vulnerable position for any politician to take-and I doubt if it offers the whole answer.

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Often, this left them in very vulnerable positions militarily, and yet we do not find any walls or fortifications.

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At a consultation you're not in the vulnerable position that you are in a hairdresser's chair.

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A defeat means fifth place and a vulnerable position .

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I don't very often feel frightened, but then I don't often put myself in that vulnerable position .

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And you are really in a vulnerable position , since over 50 percent of your financing is federal funding.

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The Armagnacs were in a particularly vulnerable position as a result of the geographical location of their lands.

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People are really in a vulnerable position .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

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a small vulnerable child in need of protection

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Ground floor windows are particularly vulnerable and secure locks should be fitted.

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His victims are vulnerable young women.

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I've been feeling very vulnerable since we broke up.

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The bridge is extremely vulnerable .

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The tanks' positions made them vulnerable to enemy gunfire.

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The virus leaves sufferers vulnerable to a range of infections.

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Wild animals are at their most vulnerable when they are asleep.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

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But although the more vulnerable of the two, Eleanor may be the more complex.

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His victims are vulnerable women whom he can control.

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I was vulnerable to everyone and everything.

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The most vulnerable person here is your 15-year-old son.

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The Western hemisphere would soon be in range of and vulnerable to Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles, carrying megaton warheads.

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We're vulnerable to another takeover bid, especially if there's another recession.