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How much of its output should a society wish to devote to fending off once in 50 or 100-year crises?

Before coming to Battersea, Larry was a stray so he was used to fending for himself in the streets.

In theory at least, RIM should have no problem fending off the interloper.

Unlike Mrs Lowden, he will not have to spend any of it fending off a primary challenger from his own party.

Brown rice, however, did not appear to be the most effective whole grain for fending off diabetes.

The Goldman team was formally dressed in suits and ties; its book of graphs was bulky enough to be an aid in fending off muggers.

And Madrid is not the only city accused of underhand tactics in fending off financial sanctions.

As soon as you feel that crazy sense of walking on eggshells, fending off narcissistic rage, stop.

It is a sign of how strange the times are that the Federal Reserve is now fending off the opposite demand.

Until now, Hamas has held the Islamist franchise in Gaza, fending off al-Qaida attempts to come on to its turf.

Since the Letizia scandal, Berlusconi has also been fending off accusations of cavorting with escorts who were paid to attend his parties.

Now you might ask, why is fending off inflation such a priority for China.

Yet just two years ago, Ms Wu was fending off creditors and being pressed to sell her business at a fire sale price.

Also, testosterone can suppress the immune system so that you're less capable of fending off pathogens.

Government (and that meant self-government to these Greeks) brought order by fending off chaos.

Its well-established Arabic service dominates the Middle East, easily fending off competition from state-backed Western rivals.

Fending off females who have designs on your dung-ball is evidently more important than laying extra eggs.

Dean is fending off three antitrust lawsuits, the most recent filed by the Justice Department itself.

After fending off Microsoft's advances, Yahoo cut a search deal with the software giant.

Dr Wedekind knew, from studies on mice, that besides fending off infection, the MHC has a role in sexual attractiveness.

As his imagination faltered and grew dim, the fending off of maturity became desperate, demented and pointless.

China is also fending off a U. S. complaint against Chinese industrial subsidies to certain export sectors.

Don't worry about me, I'm quite used to fending for myself.

Stop fending off questions with all those carefully rehearsed responses. It doesn't matter who's asking.

these doctrines have served China poorly in fending off other adversaries.

Chevron victory could become a powerful tool in fending off judgments in such cases.

They are heavily armed, fending off attempts to stop them.

Yahoo is currently fending off a takeover attempt by Microsoft.

I spent a lot of time going from house to house, warming myself at fires and fending off cups of corn liquor.

Gupta: This study suggests that the loss of sleep can render some brains incapable of fully fending off the involuntary drive to sleep.

"You're ultimately fending for yourself here, " said Mr.

Vietnam has been fending off Chinese attempts to bring them to heel for over a thousand years.

The team is also fending off the ravenous English tabloids, hungering for whatever Beckham tidbit they can find.

What if insects hold the secret to fending off cyber attacks?

Fending it off by giving a rising China a big bridgehead in Europe could look a dangerous mistake in 20 years time.

But GM can boast it met its most important objective: fending off permanent increases in labor costs.

Animals kept on small farms also produce benefits, such as fending off predators and pests and fertilizing soil.

You are fending of the people, how do only by your own determination.

My brother has never been abroad before, so he is fending this trip very exciting.

They might want to nip and slap, but it is not an attack, it is just a way of fending me off so they can find a way to escape, ' he says

The Collision of Ship-Bridge Pier and It's Fending Calculation