The Anti Fragility of Health

The Fragility of a Flat World

to demonstrate the fragility of our senses.

For voters, however, a perception of fragility remains.

I find that Americans see the fragility in changes.

Hurricane Gordon recently revealed the fragility of our natural environment.

But this is an indication of the fragility of the process.

You see, babies are born in a state of utter fragility.

The second Achilles' heel is complexity a growing fragility, a growing brittleness.

And, notwithstanding corruption induced fragility, the bureaucracy s capacity to implement policy is sound.

Each episode in the current crisis illustrates the fragility caused by this interdependence.

Their fragility is very clear in the areas of law enforcement and administration.

The authoritarian nature of the political regime is at the core of this fragility.

What has been achieved retains a fragility that may be all too easily shattered.

When did that kind of awareness of the planet and its fragility first appear?

Indeed, neglect of the core disputes is what has resulted in the relationship s extreme fragility.

As in the Soviet era, the dictatorial mask disguises the system s economic and political fragility.

However, we are seeing on the ground indicators of the fragility of the current situation.

They underlined the fragility of the Lebanese polity and its limited ability to sustain pressure.

13. A common characteristic of the environmental base of most OIC countries is its fragility.

Despite these encouraging developments, the fragility of the process can be seen in daily events.

Consequently, the fragility of our economies will only worsen, resulting in economic and social discontent.

That recognition was of great importance in view of the fragility of the Antarctic ecosystem.

The increasing fragility of the range, overgrazing, lack of investment and inappropriate herding practices illustrate growing constraints.

A partnership is necessary to address the ecological fragility and economic vulnerability of small island developing States.

Those factors are well known the internal nature of today's conflicts and the increasing fragility of international law.

In this zone, by law, economic activities must be compatible with the fragility of the tropical forest ecosystem.

Fragility and endemicity are the two major characteristics of small islands apos biodiversity that warrant urgent conservation measures.

In fact, vulnerability to external economic influences and ecological fragility are major concerns for small island developing States.

The fragility of the continent gave cause for concern growth was very slow, and recovery would take years.

Indeed, greater competitive pressure may increase the fragility of banks balance sheets and make investors more prone to panics.

In view of the continuing fragility of the tribunals' finances, he urges other Member States to follow their example.

This fragility compounds the structural obstacles to development which OIC countries are encountering in the social and economic fields.

On the contrary, recent euphoria has been marred by violence and bloodshed, exposing the fragility of the peace settlement.

The fragility of the world economic situation should not obscure the successes achieved in several areas of international relations.

The Mission had ample opportunity to observe the fragility of the ecosystem and the scarcity of land and resources.

He noted the continuing insecurity, the political and military volatility, mounting ethnic intolerance and the fragility of the transition process.

However, the Government is aware of the fragility of that issue and intends to manage it the most rational way.

Long marginalized in world decision making, our countries of the South continue to suffer the consequences of our economic fragility.

But despite, and perhaps because of, this very progress there remains a certain fragility in the balance of our world.

So, how can we translate our commitments and priorities into better lives for people who are affected by conflict and fragility?

The conflict and opacity surrounding the case are telling signs of the country s political fragility since Colonel Muammar el Qaddafi s demise.

I should like now to take up the problem of the small island States, of whose fragility everyone here is aware.

Events in Bosnia and Herzegovina in recent months and even these days have demonstrated the fragility of peace on the ground.

The sub prime mortgage crisis has shown how lack of international coordination and regulation can exacerbate the inherent fragility of financial markets.