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Previously the 1960s paintings had been perceived as the childish scribbles or doddering fantasies of an old man warding off impotence.

The light creates the illusion that the snail is bigger than it really is, giving it a glowing presence for warding off predators.

Warding off deflation, for instance, will demand more unconventional steps from more central banks for longer than many now seem to foresee.

Sobriety is one of the Ghost Festival, demons, nature is capable of warding off evil into willow.

In almost every area of the world, we have been living off capital-warding off the immediate, rarely dealing with underlying problems.

He said old goat carcasses also proved effective in warding off goats, but the smell was so bad that it made the scientists feel sick.

Staying healthy is an important prevention tactic when it comes to warding off the sniffles, colds and flu.

In employing monetary policy, we maintained a balance between ensuring steady growth, maintaining price stability and warding off risks.

"However, warding off psychosis even in the short term would still be a worthwhile achievement, " they wrote.

Statins are a group of blockbuster drugs best known for lowering cholesterol and warding off heart disease.

For one thing, aspirin's usefulness in warding off heart attacks and strokes in healthy people is in doubt.

Sweden's Riksbank did it from 1931 to 1937 as a way of warding off both inflation and deflation after leaving the gold standard.

It started as a way of warding off evil spirits, with thedollsactingas a charm.

The Burmese government says its soldiers are warding off raids by Kachin rebels on Chinese projects.

These powerful chemicals may even increase blood flow to the brain, warding off dementia.

If lack of certainty is our common challenge, than warding off uncertainty is our common quest.

In the past Western firms have been on the offensive; today they are increasingly warding off emerging champions.

An item worn for its supposed magical benefit, as in warding off evil; an amulet.

There is also aery wide body of evidence which shows that mental stimulation and interaction is absolutely key in warding off dementia.

Exercising in warding off a terrorist attack.

It is also a critical time for warding off potentially catastrophic climate change.

People in Beijing have aware of the importance of warding off the sand storms.

Lemon juice figured not only in warding off carsickness but also in making castor oil less offensive, or so my mother thought.

Catching the Opportunity, Warding off Risks and Accelerating the Transformation of the Economic Growth in Shanghai

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Research into the development and warding off risks about individual loans