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India seems to forget that its water supply for agriculture, industry and life is at the mercy of China.

But I was sick and tried of being a tenant at the mercy of landlords. So I threw my hands up and said: the hell with it.

This means that your self-esteem is always at the mercy of others, with no appreciation of you as an individual.

Previously, this was a time-consuming process in which the applicant was at the mercy of government decision makers.

In the park, I saw a little boy holding a kite. The kite was up and down overhead at the mercy of the wind.

The extraction of keywords would have been a manual process, their selection entirely at the mercy of the person performing it.

But it needs export markets to stay vibrant at a time when its import bill is at the mercy of commodity prices.

And when it comes to fathering healthy children, older men, it turns out, are just as much at the mercy of their biological clocks as women.

they seized the ship, and put him in a small boat to float at the mercy of the sea.

Mr Obama says that he refuses to leave seniors "at the mercy of the insurance industry, with a shrinking benefit to pay for rising costs" .

Taking the first several minutes after waking up to acclimate to my day reminds me that I'm not at the mercy of everyone else's agenda.

He was at the mercy of his own aching needs, and that was as new to him as Nora's soft cries of surprised pleasure were to her.

Having lost engine power, the boat's crew found themselves at the mercy of the wind.

It's easy to feel at the mercy of my work, my clients and even the self-imposed pressure that I feel to deliver value.

Whether or not the secretary will be fired is at the mercy of her boss.

By the time the end of the year arrived, losses piled up on my pad and my job security was at the mercy of a select few I barely knew.

And none of this was perfectly predictable, being at the mercy of dozens variables going through the destruction engine.

The whole family was at the mercy of his hands.

They were lost at the sea, at the mercy of the wind and weather.

Unfortunately, that boat at the mercy of the wind represented a number of us years later.

They have no one to call in times of need difficulty. They are at the mercy of life, standing alone.

Our future is entirely within our own control. It is not at the mercy of any capricious or uncertain external power.

Mr Bonderman emphasised the extent to which any investor was at the mercy of governments in many emerging markets.

The accuracy of scientific observations and calculations is always at the mercy of the scientist's timekeeping methods.

Whether or not the secretary will be fired, she is at the mercy of her boss.

His life shall be at the mercy of the Duke. therefore, go down on your knees and beg the Duke for mercy.

During her first voyage to the sea, the breakdown of the ship's engine left her at the mercy of the rough sea.

For a period of time, they may have seemed to be at the mercy of a conqueror, but.

Continuous innovation, a critical of e-business strategy, is at the mercy of an organization's communication stricture.

I'm at the mercy of it all, this life I choose.

As the Pentecostals say, "the man with an experience is never at the mercy of the man with a doctrine. "

the violent thief is usually at the mercy of an instant emotion .

Lenovo paid generously for its landmark acquisition and is now at the mercy of faltering top-line growth and squeezed profit margins.

In a worst-case scenario, China is at the mercy of the US navy, the world's dominant sea power for the foreseeable future.

Byron added, "We're at the mercy of these people, A. J. even more than you and me. "

Users will no longer be at the mercy of one programmer or company which owns the sources and is in sole position to make changes.

There is no reason to go on through life being at the mercy of uncontrolled thoughts, feelings, anxieties, worries and fears.

Yet every president is at the mercy of events, and is circumscribed by Congress, especially on domestic policy.

She was at the mercy of her cruel husband.

But is there not the danger of instability when a turbine of this size is put at the mercy of North Sea gales?

To those at the mercy of such a flood tide, their first thought is to climb above the tide.

The boat is at the mercy of the storm.

It has the merit of a show of honesty, while it puts the laborer completely at the mercy of the landowner and the shop-keeper.

Then you can hire any available person to fix your problem; you are not at the mercy of any individual.

Yet freedom from the control simply put it at the mercy of the wind.

But it still lacks a national trucking service, leaving companies at the mercy of a patchwork of provincial and local operators.

The mangrove's ecosystem, however, is at the mercy of a delicate saline balance.

The boat was at the mercy of the rapid river.

is usually AT the mercy of an instant emotion.

For his third wish, Fischell took on the medical malpractice system, which, he believes, puts doctors at the mercy of lawyers and insurers.

In addition, the more the U. S. becomes financially overextended, the more it is at the mercy of seemingly insignificant financial events.

To victory at the mercy of an arrow on the Po, how stupid, and when a people and handle the core of life to others, and how dangerous!

The ship hit a rock and sank down, the crew were at the mercy of the winds and waves.

She felt at the mercy of a confused longing she could not define; a need to break free of this horizonless condition.

t like to be at the mercy of such a cruel man.

vice versa, we tend to deprive of their faces any persons whom we believe to be at the mercy of our will.

If you don't want to be at the mercy of others m you'll have to start a business of your own.

Now and in the future, Americans will live as free people, not in fear, and never at the mercy of any foreign plot or power.

Be compelled helpless of we, not the slaves of the book, we are not at the mercy, not a puppet.

We were at the mercy of the enemy.

That's true, but it also puts the student at the mercy of theparent's credit history, which may not be so stable these days.

And women, I'm embarrassed to admit, even more than men, have always seemed to be at the mercy of fashion.

However, this marine environment is at the mercy of forces that threaten to damage its uniqueness and diversity.

The true lesson of this story: be thankful that you work in the media rather than being at the mercy of it.

"Structured products can become illiquid and pricing can be at the mercy of the issuer, " says Pictet's Mr de Saussure.

When he died, Saravanan and his siblings were left helpless, at the mercy of loan sharks and, unschooled, incapable of managing the farm.

I shouldn't like to be at the mercy of such a cruel man.

There is no way anyone can protest against this discriminatory development since villagers are at the mercy of the dictatorship.

If you don't compile your own kernel, you're at the mercy of your distribution provider to enable this support.

Credit, like so many asset classes, is at the mercy of central bankers signalling their intentions smoothly and well.

Such paranoia is widespread in Asia, where almost every country was at the mercy of western powers for several hundred years.

We cannot afford a future in which knowledge is at the mercy of popularity and money.

4: After a certain point, when most of the relevant facts are in, you find yourself at the mercy of the law of diminishing returns.

But most governments are loth to put their consumers at the mercy of the world's imperfect markets.

Inside an isolation room in a leading American hospital lies a small child at the mercy of the outside world.

So the woman was at the mercy of her physiology.

I hung like a marionette from the threads, my arms dangling, floating at the mercy of the breeze.

And the brain actually is at the mercy of the sound environment in which it is reared.

But its fast population growth also means nature's delicacy is at the mercy of human activities.

Long at the mercy of the monsoons, some Indian farmers are sculpting hillsides to capture runoff, enriching their land and lives.

This is the cheapest COE package, but is also the least recommended as you will be at the mercy of the car dealer.

The ship was at the mercy of wind and waves in the storm.

It's really at the mercy of your subject's prejudice, you see?

Such plans, of course, are at the mercy of the budget cutting and government downsizing spreading in Washington.

Prudent institutions must no longer be at the mercy of reckless behaviour by their competitors.

I have nothing left to give you but this horizontal sermon, I'm at the mercy of these symptoms, and my foreman, and the Germans!

Interruptions are part of your job, but that doesn't mean you must be at the mercy of whatever interruptions occur.

The problem with HomePlug is that your total bandwidth is at the mercy of your electrical wiring.

Never despair of a child. The one you weep the most for at the mercy-seat may fill your heart with the sweetest joy.

Goldman, meanwhile, is in the unusual position of being at the mercy of events rather than master of them.

Never despair of a child. The one you weep the most for at the mercy-seat may fill your heart with the sweetest joy.

Goldman, meanwhile, is in the unusual position of being at the mercy of events rather than master of them.

The enemy were at the mercy of us.

"We are all at the mercy of a falling tile, " Julius Caesar reminds us in Thornton Wilder's Ides of March.

The new manager leaves this project at the mercy of his subordinates.

There are more races to choose from, the entry fees are lower, and you're rarely at the mercy of a lottery to get in.

Ron Artest, Frontal Lobe: Rocket fans are at the mercy of the lobe that affects Ron's personality and emotional traits.

But you're not at the mercy of these tobacco cravings.

are not at the mercy of a past over which you have no control.

This vast outpouring of government support now leaves many banks at the mercy of the commission.

This vast outpouring of government support now leaves many banks at the mercy of the commission.

The mouse caught just now was at the mercy of the cat, his cruel enemy.

They believed in placing themselves entirely at the mercy of their good, kind Liberal and Tory masters.

Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic breeze.

You can set up your own agenda, and not be at the mercy of theTV anchor who decides, on your behalf, what information you need.

The cat's life is at the mercy of its master.

No longer must investors be at the mercy of error-prone and expensive fund managers.

During this two-month period, the males eat nothing and are at the mercy of the Antarctic elements.

We cannot be at the mercy of a third party deciding if and when they will make our enhancements available to our developers.

The truth is that, despite talk of global warming, Britain's vineyards will always be at the mercy of the climate.

The truth is that, despite talk of global warming, Britain's vineyards will always be at the mercy of the climate.

Investors also need to ensure structured notes are not at the mercy of volatile, or falling, equity markets.

But the buildings, the plantations, all their arrangements at the mercy of the pirates!

They are at the mercy of the subject as far as the boom operators and camera operators.

Drifting in an open BoAT, AT the mercy of the elements.

Our work is at the mercy of the conditions.

She is at the mercy of her ruthless husband.

The workers find themselves absolutely at the mercy of the capitalists.

Man is at the mercy of forces and powers beyond his control.

These animals are at the mercy of the climate to maintain a livable body temperature.

These animals are at the mercy of the climate to maintain a livable body temperature.

That all is the fact of evolution, without any supernatural dominate at the mercy of.

A soft angel sitting at the mercy of God and of the world.

You are at the mercy of your own beliefs about your self, others, and the world in general.

There is no such source of cash for high-speed rail, putting rail proponents at the mercy of political winds.

Meanwhile, residential prices are still at the mercy of unemployment and lending criteria, both of which remain tight.

e. g. Some people are born with the belief that they are masters of their own lives. Others feel they are at the mercy of fate.

A sailor is at the mercy of the weather.

This puts consenting adults at the mercy of the Greek bureaucracy.

The damaged ship was at the mercy of the waves.

The damaged ship was at the mercy of the waves.

He feels that most migrant workers are completely at the mercy of middlemen and brokers.

Over this period, the UK economy was increasingly at the mercy of global capital flows.

So, in a sense, we are at the mercy of our unconscious minds?

They were lost at sea, at the mercy of the winds and waves.

Your future is at the mercy of yourself.

A nation must be master of themselves instead of living at the mercy of fate.

For those at the mercy of the European Commission, they now all lurch sickeningly downward.

In the Falklands, the ferocious sea rules, but the penguins are at the mercy of king killer whale.

Lies at the mercy of his mortal sting.

Not accomplishing these things may put you at the mercy of other people's emotions.

She would rather break, rather than act as at the mercy of the fool.

We live at the mercy of larger forces; anxious about the lives we know; wondering what will happen next.

They were lost at sea, at the mercy of the winds and the waves.

But this income is largely at the mercy of State bureaucrats and Party officials.

Muchof the banks' debts are in foreign currency, so the government, withlimited reserves, is at the mercy of flighty foreign finance.

And I was in fetters, at the mercy of the mob.

Bilbo: "There I was, at the mercy of three monstrous trolls! "

Poor people are increasingly at the mercy of heartless money-lenders.

countries that save too much are at the mercy of foreign demand.

Investors flock to them in times of uncertainty but they leave you at the mercy of inflation.

They still remained at the mercy of the terrorists.

No amount of effort can change the situation now. We are at the mercy of the weather.

When Japan entered Formosa she found the coast at the mercy of pirates.

The export model left Germany at the mercy of changes in global demand.

They were lost at sea, at the mercy of wind and weather.

The City of London appears at the mercy of sovereign wealth.

That will keep the world's most vulnerable populations at the mercy of nature's vagaries for far too long.

He is now at the mercy of the referee.

we'll leave . . . Iraqis at the mercy of al-Qaeda, a terrorist group.

If you are not debt free you will be at the mercy of the financial institutions calling the debt.

We are otherwise at the mercy of the geopolitical weather.

But even these fields are at the mercy of the dry spell.

I don't want to put myself at the mercy of others.

at the mercy of the court.

When I was small, dad and mom was too busy at the mercy of my grandmother, and then, I do not have at home.

The once-almighty dollar totters at the mercy of China and the oil-rich states.

We are at the mercy of the 55 wall $treeters who peer over the balconies and laugh at our angst.

In the past, East Asian countries were at the mercy of the IMF and other Western institutions.

The source of my approval resides within me and not at the mercy of others .

The town lay at the mercy of the invaders.

Making papers follow specific paths putsyou in charge of paper instead of feeling at the mercy of paper.

These workers are at the mercy of the boss.

His life was at the mercy of the king.

but no matter how plain and tedious today is, it is at the mercy of our hands.

Another is that there is too much variation among people to believe that they are dominated by, or at the mercy of, aggressive impulses.

at the mercy of three monstrous trolls.

His life shall be at the mercy of the Duke.

The mountain climber stayed overnight on the mountains at the mercy of being beaten by wind and rain.

Yes, but we can't deny that animals are vulnerable, defenseless, and are completely at the mercy of human beings.

They were lost at sea and at the mercy of winds and waves.

We will not live at the mercy of terrorists.

be at the mercy of the Duke.

And it can make you feel as though you're at the mercy of an unpredictable and powerful emotion.

(17)Men are no longer at the mercy of nature.

At the mercy of the ever-accelerated updating of science and technology, there are rapid changes in all aspects of our everyday lives.

However, Cinderella can not put all told her father, stepmother because he was entirely at the mercy of.

If we cannot control it, we are at the mercy of chance.

All told, 5m Brazilians live in danger zones, at the mercy of rogue weather, according to Aloizio Mercadante, the science minister.

You are at the mercy of the person in charge, who is inevitably well-armed and can do pretty much whatever he (or she) wants.

'Traders, on the other hand, are at the mercy of irrational price swings and anomalies such as last week's glitch. '

for, when a man is a prey to his emotions, he is not his own master, but lies at the mercy of fortune;

Treasure at the mercy of the war in Afghanistan

Countries that save too little to cover their capital spending are at the mercy of foreign investors;

Gallup and Roper rejected Bernays' view that human beings were at the mercy of unconscious forces

On Foreign Culture Teaching in Public Security College at the Mercy of Aesthetics

Let the world at the mercy of the ruthless

Cuz we're living at the mercy of the pain and the fear cuz

Be at the mercy of a man

Cuz we're living at the mercy of the pain and the fear

You Are Not at the Mercy of Circumstance

Living at the mercy of world markets

as far as I know assist at first sight at the mercy of