Erosions

We want to attract tourists even at the expense of margin erosions, Mr. Bickel said. ❋ Goran Mijuk (2011)

The overall effect of recent erosions is illustrated by the fact that 60 ships were commonly underway in America's seaward approaches in 1998, but today—despite opportunities for the infiltration of terrorists, the potential of weapons of mass destruction, and the ability of rogue nations to sea-launch intermediate and short-range ballistic missiles—there are only 20. ❋ Mark Helprin (2011)

The surprise warning left markets baffled and sent the company's shares down sharply on concerns that Logitech will be unable to regain growth momentum in Europe and may suffer from price erosions due to stiff competition and as consumers move away from PCs to tablets. ❋ Goran Mijuk (2011)

It's those edges that give a book its solidity, allowing it to stand up to the vagaries of fashion and the erosions of time. ❋ Nicholas Carr (2011)

Although the company didn't provide a net profit figure or explain the earnings guidance in detail, analysts said brisk sales of chips and smartphones offset sharp price erosions in TVs and flat panels. ❋ Jung-Ah Lee (2010)

As victims, we were depicted as unjustly complaining of civil rights erosions or of being manipulated into following some intolerant and violent interpretation of Islam. ❋ Rami Nashashibi (2011)

It was washed way by a chaotic succession of events, the unwillingness to accommodate change lead inexorably to violent erosions, a future that was random and without planning. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No one -- Republican, Democrat or Independent -- and no part of the country -- East, South, North or West -- is exempt from the effects of climate change, whether the impacts are destructive in seconds or slow-moving erosions of our economic vitality and quality of life. ❋ William S. Becker (2011)

We are constantly hearing from patients who have accessed care outside Canada looking for a clinic to perform and manage their ongoing band adjustments (fills), weight lose and/or in a small % of cases fix slips or erosions caused by the band. ❋ Unknown (2010)

However, social critics also claim that Facebook engenders depersonalization, fake "friends," and erosions of public/private distinctions. ❋ Adam Elkus (2010)

These comparatively large premium increases occurred despite erosions in health care coverage, with employer-provided insurance packages covering fewer health services and workers paying more in deductibles and copayments. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Samsung, the world's largest maker of flat-screen televisions by shipments, has been preparing plans to make a television set running on the U.S. search giant's software platform since early this year, as part of the Korean electronics firm's efforts to beef up its TV offerings, especially smart TVs, which Samsung is hoping will boost profits and fend off price erosions sparked by the global economic slowdown and severe price rivalry in the TV industry. ❋ Jung-Ah Lee (2011)

Flunixin - Which can cause fecal blood, gastrointestinal erosions and ulcers and renal necrosis ❋ Unknown (2010)

If they ingest oil, manatees could develop lesions and erosions of the esophagus, liver toxicity and kidney problems. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Krapp listens appalled to this self, before the erosions of time and failure, before the unsuccessful writer withdrew from the world for the sake of his art, only to discover he had nothing to say. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There is hardly one of us who has not been touched by personal tragedy or the erosions of time and who is not aware of the fact that we live in a world that is filled with horror. ❋ Emily W. Upham (2010)

All of these recent changes come in the context of prior erosions of privacy, chronicled Wednesday by the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Kurt Opsahl in a timeline. ❋ Unknown (2010)