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Smoother is one of the widely used approaches to eliminate or to weaken the stochastic error from sampling data.

But these did not weaken his enthusiasm for music, even in the years of incurably ill.

Even though the storm had begun to weaken, it was expected to remain a powerful hurricane as it passed the Outer Banks.

Again, the form of language is often too much emphasis on some kind of spiritual strength will weaken.

They knew that technology would eventually weaken the wards to the point of failure, but they decided to accelerate the process.

He suggested: "We have to see it as a strategy to weaken and break the economic system that allows cartels to make huge profits. "

Of course, it's been a while since there was any pressure on the yuan to weaken against the dollar.

Sunspots weaken and strengthen on a roughly 11-year cycle, and Earth tends to be warmer when this activity is at its peak.

The Federal Reserve's regional beige book survey found the economy continued to weaken as discounts failed to revive consumer spending.

These companies decided to invest in farming a few months before the property market began to weaken sharply.

Let us ask ourselves the question: If Chinese exports were to weaken, could domestic demand make up the difference?

A common mistake is to go for across-the-board job and cost cuts that weaken the company without sharpening its core businesses.

Yet I was a woman, and when I saw you again, I could not help weeping. But I did not weaken.

As you are prone to say, keep your cool, and do not let events weaken your resolve to maintain your focus on the end times.

With global and domestic economic growth both continuing to weaken, China's profit outlook for this year is likely to be at least as bad.

But the Bank of Japan, after intervening directly to weaken the yen in September, has struck upon a more benign response.

This will help to reduce the likelihood of a full-fledged attack or to progressively weaken the attack against exploited vulnerabilities.

Economic and social circumstances continued to weaken its power to influence events, and yet it remained a player in the game.

The slumping dollar means that even as the yuan has strengthened against the greenback, it has continued to weaken against other currencies.

And yet the e-mails will weaken the fight against climate change, while also helping to explain why skepticism seems to be on the rise.

He was also unable to quell concerns that the U. S. government is deliberately trying to weaken the dollar to boost exports.

At first he thought this was because he had allowed his will to weaken, the concentrated power of his mind to grow slack.

The rise indicated deep skepticism that the law would pass and that Beijing would retaliate further by trying to weaken the yuan.

But it had shown "breathtaking legal obfuscation" by its efforts to weaken international standards "absolutely prohibiting" torture.

Walk Around - The moment you feel your body weaken, get off your chair and walk out of the office.

He released a statement suggesting that both militants battling the Pakistani troops and coalition forces are now trying to weaken Pakistan.

Consumer advocates charge that the GOP is trying to weaken the agency's powers at the behest of the financial-services lobby.

"The lobbying community is not done . . . We will be fighting any attempt to weaken the bill, " he said.

Blair said the terrorists' bombings would not weaken resolve.

With the dollar likely to weaken against the renminbi over the medium term, the last thing Beijing wants to do is buy more US securities.

Forecasters expected the storm to weaken as it continued to move south over cooler waters.

Will another phoenix , Fawkes himself , appear with his haunting song to bolster the pure of heart and weaken the dark forces even further?

If (when) house prices fall and consumers wake up to the fact that they are not saving enough, consumer spending will weaken perceptibly .

And he lashed out at foreign powers which, he said, were scheming to weaken Russia.

Face, an important element in Chinese politeness principles, tends to weaken in Zhoushan business people's business communication.

"It's a fine life, if you don't weaken, " was one Sillitoe motto.

Together we have to continue transmuting the dark energies, and thus weaken their ability to interfere with the process of change.

Lemko said: "We believe Motorola initiated this litigation against Lemko and its employees to financially weaken the company. "

But the lobbyists are all ready there trying to weaken the regulations after the legislation has just passed.

But text messaging, micro-blogging on ''Twitter'' and watching YouTube were all likely to weaken ''working memory''.

Were central authority in Syria to substantially weaken or even break down, the regional impact would be greater than in the case of Iraq.

This stamp-adjusting effect did not weaken in the long window.

President George H. W. Bush continued to support Gorbachev, not wanting to weaken or undermine America's trusted friend in the Kremlin.

These lawyers, this jury, this straw-and-water judge, these machinations of fate, did not basically disturb or humble or weaken him.

The adjective "social" has been used to weaken science's claim to truth and certainty.

standing up from sitting position is due to the instability of the knee joint most likely resulted from weaken muscle power around the knee.

Consider the case of Israel, which in the face of the economic crisis engaged in massive foreign currency intervention to weaken the shekel.

Michael stumbles back to his cab and sits in front of the steering wheel, weaken, and unable to drive off. Here comes a Traffic Police car.

Drouet heightened her opinion on this and allied subjects in such a manner as to weaken her power of resisting their influence.

The Japanese are so far the only rich country to intervene directly in the markets to weaken their currency.

Printing more dollars, or cutting U. S. interest rates, tends to weaken the dollar and makes U. S. exports more attractive.

"Wage stagnation was an important trigger of the crisis and continues to weaken recovery in many economies" , added Mr.

Poland, which is trying to weaken its dependence on Russian energy in part by developing nuclear power, reacted cautiously.

Over time, the eyelids typically stretch, the muscles weaken and fat tends to gather over and under the eyes.

He does not specify which US agency is implementing policies to weaken the dollar, but his words are likely to be seized on by Fed critics.

The finance minister, Yoshihiko Noda, said he expected the actions to weaken the yen and improve the economy.

The Bank of Japan, unilaterally and with help from G-7 peers, has intervened to weaken the yen.

And a collective effect of attempts to weaken currencies is to diminish confidence in fiat currencies as a whole.

The finance minister, Yoshihiko Noda, said he expects the actions to weaken the yen and improve the economy.

Ever since, New Delhi has distrusted Beijing's military assistance to its arch-rival, viewing it as a strategy to weaken India.

"We will never seek to weaken our currency as a tool to gain competitive advantage or to grow the economy. "

Only recently, at the behest of distant authorities in Washington, DC, has this sense of propinquity seemed to weaken.

Instead, the wrangling is only providing more evidence of Washington's political sclerosis as the economy continues to weaken.

But the internet and the spread of satellite-navigation technologyare beginning to weaken the state's control of cartographical detail.

In fact, as the body begins to weaken, the light of consciousness can shine more easily.

The National Hurricane Center anticipated that Celia would continue to weaken as it tracked north and west across the Pacific Ocean.

The rallies appear to be part of a new strategy by Thaksin supporters to weaken the Abhisit government that came to power in December.

Some economists had expected growth in Chinese exports to weaken last month in an early sign of a possible double-dip recession in the West.

Democrats in the White House and the Senate say they will not give in to this policy extortion, and we hope they do not weaken.

If you tied me with seven ropes, it would make my strength weaken.

Atherosclerosis may weaken the wall of the aorta such that it bulges out to form an aneurysm.

Additionally, the euro will weaken in the foreign exchange markets, which will improve the current account positions of the PIIGS as well.

They will miss out on a continued collaboration with the team and weaken their ability to steer and guide the project.

Some have accused the Fed of trying to weaken the dollar to spur U. S. exports.

Economic data in the US continues to weaken, but it is still too early to confirm whether the US is in recession.

It seems as if demand may have started to weaken even before the tax credit expired .

Yet this trip is a celebration of a warming of relations that have helped weaken the men of violence.

The yen hovers at a 15-year high despite efforts by the Bank of Japan to weaken it by buying up dollars.

Grafting could weaken autotoxicity in a certain extent and was in favor of the growth of seedling.

However the poor bond between the anticorrosion casting coating and steel-foot would weaken the anodic protection of zinc.

If you use too much, it can numb the back of your baby's throat and weaken his gag reflex (which helps keep him from choking on his saliva).

Its state bureaucracy seems likely to curb spending just as exports weaken, and thus risks deflation.

This means the yuan could weaken against the dollar if the U. S. currency were to rise against others, such as the euro.

Of course, many other factors also weaken African governments' attempts to establish a strong national science policy.

This will weaken the effectiveness of the US as the global anchor, accelerating the unsteady migration to a multipolar system.

Housing markets in southern China started to weaken at the beginning of the year and the process has spread.

The president may calculate that these shifts will weaken the Republicans' position and bring them back to the table to talk about revenues.

Others may be tempted to argue, like the Swiss, that they have technical reasons to weaken their currencies.

However, if you are planning to back gold because you think the dollar will weaken further, good luck.

As we have previously noted, unilateral efforts by Japanese officials to weaken the yen have had only a short-lived impact.

Their findings suggest that moderate physical activity can help boost immunity but that extreme exercise can weaken the body's defenses.

Buying gold and allowing the yuan to be traded freely would weaken the US dollar's dominance as the international reserve currency.

Owing to Euro's general competence far inferior to US dollar, Euro can only weaken the hegemony position of dollars.

Don't always look on the dark side of things, which will weaken our confidence.

Constant worrying causes cortisol and epinephrine levels to rise - and these stress hormones can weaken the body's overall immunity.

The Swiss government is worried enough that it has tried to weaken the currency in international markets.

If you allow the hands to do the work. . . letting them go up and down too much. . . you'll weaken the snap through the legs.

It proceeded to weaken the currency by greatly expanding the money supply and promising to take "further measures" if necessary.

Thai industrialists want the central bank to help weaken the baht to make Thai exports cheaper on the international market.

Do not use illegal drugs - these also weaken your immune system and could make your anti-HIV medicines less effective.

Increasing taxes even more than proposed would weaken demand in the near term and hurt economic incentives in the long run.

The study results show that the weaken degree of strongly disturbed zone is 60% and that of weakly disturbed zone is 30%.

With its unique blend of pronutri-lignin*, this newspaper may help to weaken the appearance of fine lines.

Economic activity continues to weaken, with declining confidence, and an appreciating currency lowering export competitiveness.

Meanwhile, UBS's financial woes continue to weaken the bank's position.

In fact, the substance of the building of democracy is to weaken until eliminate the privileges and privilege groups existing in reality.

That move seems certain to further weaken the dollar, but its ability to stimulate the American economy remains to be seen.

In other words, if China indeed adopted a flexible currency regime back in July 2005, then the CNY should weaken against the dollar now.

It also tends to weaken the currency and increase inflation.

The conference, they said, has worked through the U. N. system to weaken religious freedom protections.

With every bend you weaken the paperclip , and even though it's made of metal, in time the constant wear and tear weakens it so it breaks.

Sleep deficits weaken concentration, adaptability, multi-tasking and risk-assessment abilities, as well as loosening inhibitions.

At present, the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets have been significantly weaken, many institutions will try to shipment.

I waited a long time for him to die, but his breathing did not weaken.

Statements matter when power is at play, but fundamentals matter more, and these weaken the hand of the United States in the unfolding game.

Japan has spent $24bn on unsterilised intervention trying to weaken the yen.

Splits and wars among the warlords weaken the power of the White regime.

"We haven't seen convincing signs that the yen will substantially weaken and that's bad news for the Japanese economy and share market. "

arty fighting will weaken the eventual nominee and dim the Party's chances of capturing the White House.

Now, Japan, feeling under pressure to weaken its currency, turned around and bought dollars, most likely in the form of Treasurys.

It would weaken the SAM missile screen and thus enhance Israel's ability to squeeze the Egyptians back across the canal.

When Mercury goes out of phase for three-and-a-half weeks every 12 weeks, these areas weaken and go haywire.

Qing ruling class and the Han culture to weaken the traditional sense of the Han people, Han met with strong and even violent reactions.

Second, the leadership's assessment mechanism should be perfected to weaken the encouragement system for the local to pursue GDP too much.

Every central bank with a large holding of American debt is worried about capital losses if the dollar continues to weaken.

Altering the atmosphere could also weaken solar power and reverse years of work to close the hole in the ozone layer.

Commodity markets potentially affected by swine flu continued to weaken yesterday with prices for animal feed, such as soya meal, falling.

This dispute has rumbled on since the late 1980s, when Airbus first started to weaken America's dominance of the commercial aircraft market.

Should they be convicted and hanged in time for the next election, that would handily weaken the opposition.

This might not stop the spread of radical Islam in the north Caucasus or eradicate all the rebels, but it would weaken their support.

Then the article analyzed a typical case of food supply chain Bullwhip Effect and proposed some countermeasures to weaken it.

These two factors combine to weaken the American role as a principle agent of democratic change in the region.

"These numbers will help to weaken the sense of stability that has recently emerged in the US housing market. "

To help weaken the yen, Japanese officials are now encouraging businesses to use then to invest abroad.

The city government has never had such a plan to abandon or weaken Cantonese.

Japan has intervened in the world's currency market to weaken the yen, after it rose to a 15-year high against the U. S. dollar.

Although regulating the investigation will weaken investigation abilities, it is the cost of legalizing investigation.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Humberto is expected to weaken as it continues to move inland Thursday.

The yen may weaken of its own accord, given Japan's increased need for imports and diminished ability to export.

With his fondness for conspiracy theories, Mr Putin decided America's goal was to weaken Russia at any cost.

Thus, the increased (decreased) thermal winds over the northern (southern) plateau region will strengthen (weaken) the west wind.

Short of trained operators know, strong stocks weaken once, immediately out of the game.

Finally, should economies weaken after a fiscal tightening, monetary loosening would be highly effective.

Twelve-month NDFs were predicting the dollar would weaken 3. 38% against the yuan in a year, from 3. 16% Wednesday.

And falling output may weaken Japan's sense of self-confidence and its standing in the world.

Saying the economy is continuing to weaken, the U. S. central bank Tuesday cut short-term interest rates to nearly zero.

Being pregnant and giving birth can weaken the muscle that controls the flow of urine from your bladder (urinary sphincter).

The result indicated that azeotropic distillation can weaken the agglomeration between the particles successfully.

One of the big risks of over-capacity is that it could leak into exports, which would weaken growth elsewhere and exacerbate trade tensions.

Nowadays, the competition is in a different direction: to create more money and weaken the currency.

After a few months of vigour, largely driven by restocking and stimulus spending, global GDP growth will weaken to below its trend rate.

Too much activity tires the body; too many interests debilitate the mind; too many enemies weaken the psyche. You must limit your efforts.

And it was a disaster for the FARC and its sympathisers in Latin America who hoped to use the hostage issue to weaken Mr Uribe.

Researchers are hoping new techniques will weaken the fear response for a longer period, or perhaps permanently .

From this point of view, weak PX on PTA cost support will weaken.

In it, it's alleged the Pakistani government asked for American help to weaken the Pakistani army, which it was feared might stage a coup.

It permits a few enlightened individuals to weaken the iron grip and will of reactionary forces which hold and abuse power.

Evidence that Western models are not entirely satisfactory even in the West does not weaken the cultural imperialism that prevails.

Beijing is already under intense domestic pressure, which it has so far largely resisted, to weaken the currency in order to boost exports.

It's certainly possible: After years of wear and tear, tendons and ligaments in your feet may weaken.

Some of these bonds will strengthen over time, while others may weaken.

"It would be good if the yen would weaken a little more, " said Mr Kan.

Because transplants weaken the immune system, they cannot be performed on sick patients.

Intervention to weaken the yen would carry a cost in terms of irritating Japan's main trading partners.

But US property prices continued to weaken, down 2. 2 per cent in February on the Case-Schiller measure.

Political crisis did not weaken this structure, as Haass says.

Some analysts have expressed concern that Beijing might let the yuan weaken, although Chinese officials have ruled that out.

Installation conveniently, high luminance, safe and energy conservation, long lifespan and little weaken, maintenance freely.

Tradition administration idea can weaken implementation of basic-level government execution ability beneficial result waiting for problem.

The objective of the invention is in that an isolation area is provided to weaken the forest fire spreading in advance.

But fears of intervention by Japanese authorities to weaken the yen has limited its upside so far.

This constraint, at least, is starting to weaken.

The experimental results show the system can weaken the dead zone effect, and acquire very high image quality.

The destruction of the deep and humid environment and the decrease of humidity at the lower layer cause the freezing rain to weaken or end.

But the main effect of the new law is to weaken the president's chief critic in the media.

This would surely weaken the entire eurozone economy. But the result would also be fiscal deterioration in Germany and France.

Society's growing concern with the quality of the food supply helped to weaken the "let alone" theory of government.

Do not weaken this by allowing identification via password.

It will reduce the rate of dyeing, which in turn can weaken the binding force of dyes and fibers, poor color fastness.

As our earthly bodies weaken, may we grow in anticipation of that day.

We must not, however, take counsel of our fears and abandon or weaken the close-combat component of the joint force.

That hints at a vicious cycle of foreclosures that both depress home prices and weaken the social and economic barriers to further defaults.

deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, enervate , , , , These verbs all mean to weaken severely by removing something essential.

The storm is expected to be the speed of 20 km per hour to move east-northeast direction and strength continue to weaken.

Economic activity continues to weaken with declining confidence, and the appreciating currency is lowering export competitiveness.

However, the action of the Japanese authorities was unsupported by other central banks, which may weaken its effectiveness.

Once eco subsidies and tax breaks expire, consumer spending could weaken again and contribute to another decline in gross domestic product.

The aim is to weaken and change the old states of the Middle East and North Africa to make way for integration.

Mr. Mandelson denied attempting to weaken the existing mechanisms for retaliating against dumping and unfair subsidies by other countries.

I had survived Hershey by remaining "strong" , and I now felt reluctant to allow myself to weaken.

Care must be taken to ensure that the surfaces are thoroughly clean first, FOR dirt will weaken the weld.

And these problems weaken the organization and flow of the content in the writing.

The patient, however, must first undergo radiation and chemotherapy to weaken the original immune system -- an exhausting experience.

Furthermore, bubble disturbance between the membrane and liquid also weaken the effect of temperature polarization.

Opponents counter that it will reduce choice and weaken oversight by splitting consumer and prudential supervision.

In theory, this could weaken the protection slightly, but this default improves performance while still protecting against most problems.

Processed foods such as white sugar and flour, canned or fast foods have been shown in studies to actually weaken the immune system.

There was co-ordinated intervention to weaken the yen after March's earthquake but that was spurred more by Japanese than American concern.

Russia that the EU attempted to "Eastern Partnership" program to expand its sphere of influence, weaken Russia's influence in Eurasia.

Therefore, Chinese architecture is mainly in horizontal development, as to weaken the highlight of the individual architecture greatly.

Physical therapy As muscular dystrophy progresses and muscles weaken, fixations (contractures) can develop in joints.

Prevent pigment deposition, whiten skin, circulate blocked pores, and weaken yellow pigment, nutrients &moisture for skin.

After its landfall, the topography caused the storm intensity to weaken and its moving velocity to quicken.

A perception that US policymakers desire inflation could dampen foreign demand for Treasurys and weaken the dollar, so importing inflation.

However, such action will not weaken the competition, but will promote competition among enterprises.

There were many suggestions that Tokyo announced the scheme as part of its strategy to weaken the yen.

Autoantibodies block the response of muscle cells to acetylcholine. Muscles weaken with repeated use but regain their strength after rest.

Passing on a lack of diverse genes to a child could also weaken their immune system.

Second, the domestic economy by increasing downward pressure on the impact of tourist spending is expected to weaken the residents.

Gradually, the snake's poison began to weaken.

IBM and Oracle, two industry giants, threw their weight behind the Linux operating system, in part to weaken their rival Microsoft.

Unfortunately, a scandal engulfing Shanghai's municipal pension fund might further weaken the political appetite for reform.

The available evidence reviewed by GACVS does not support the hypothesis that vaccines, as currently used, weaken or harm the immune system.

Central bank buying, which has supported the euro in recent months, could also be set to weaken.

Western leaders are worried efforts by emerging economies to weaken their currencies could derail the fragile economic recovery.

In the long term Mr Putin's refusal to modernise his country will weaken Russia.

of food rich in vitamin C, vitamin C can weaken the light and oxygen to the eye lens damage, and thus delay the occurrence of cataracts.

The army could trim training, but that would seriously weaken soldiers' ability to recover between deployments.

The best that can be hoped for is that it does not weaken its collective security guarantee by discussing it to death.

Meanwhile, he respected Confucianism to eliminate or weaken the hostile of Scholar-officials of Han Nationality towards the new regime.

The Swiss franc is set for a slight reversal in trend and will weaken against the euro, according to the latest poll.

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

McGhee said that the Franco-German plan is likely to sharply weaken the euro before any significant achievements.

Currencies of countries with falling interest rates tend to weaken against those of countries with steady or rising rates.

Those would tend to weaken the dollar and sterling against the euro, making life for Irish exporters more difficult again.

Many caws are pregnant and many could lose their calves. Other cattle weaken by the condition may not survive the winter.

Pakistani lawmakers are considering a large constitutional reform package that includes measures that could weaken Mr. Musharraf's powers.

It's clear that afforestation can weaken the urban thermal radiation field and construction can strengthen it, especially in summers.

But the ECB has a point when holding back from direct interventions or rate cuts designed to weaken its own money.

But more poor results could weaken his claim to be prime ministerial material in 2014, when general elections are due.

I received attacks, people I know lied to defend the interests of the oil companies, and tried to weaken my position.

System control and organizational climate would weaken the relationship of equity behavior and affect-based trust in leader.

That could hurt demand for raw materials and weaken so-called commodity currencies like those of Australia and Canada.

The imitations within a small circle cannot bring happiness, but will weaken happiness.

Russia has long called for a multi-polar world, aiming to weaken American influence.

Total hours worked are falling sharply and resilient wage growth could also weaken, resulting in ongoing declines in labour income.

In the mean time, use various ways to cut the LT for raw materials to speed up response and weaken the function of requirement forecast.

Mr. Leuchtmann says the Swiss have the advantage of wanting to weaken their currency, which can be done through printing money.

The euro should probably strengthen against the dollar but weaken against Asian currencies.

Zoellick, however, was careful not to judge Japan and other nations which have stepped into markets to weaken their currencies.

Zeng believes that authorities should weaken the power of the Chinese Football Association in the decision-making process.

Other emerging economies had to choose between allowing their currencies to weaken or their reserves to fall.

Germany and Italy were reluctant to name a figure publicly so early, believing this could weaken the European bargaining position.

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Traders also fear that as these economies weaken, the dollar's new strength will push down prices of commodities denominated in dollars.

Early skirmishes are beginning as Japan and Switzerland try to weaken their exchange rates.

It also can weaken the body's natural defenses against disease.

Options traders say one-month risk reversals stand near three-year lows for yen calls, indicating a bias for the yen to weaken.

The new study suggests the opposite: Newborn neurons weaken or disrupt connections that encode old memories in the hippocampus.

The tobacco contains large amount of nicotine, which will in effect weaken the vitality, reduce the ability of memory and the grade.