Hence, the Chinese economy is highly vulnerable to capital flight.

Financial and trade linkages make Asia highly vulnerable to Europe s malaise.

Nevertheless, these countries remain highly vulnerable to global uncertainties and risks.

America is vulnerable to social breakdown because it is a highly diverse society.

And, finally, regional politics is highly unstable, leaving the Horn extremely vulnerable to conflict.

Developing countries remained highly vulnerable to the increasingly challenging and competitive global financial environment.

There is also a large portion of land which is highly vulnerable to desertification.

Furthermore, they were highly vulnerable to abuse and neglected by the adults responsible for them.

This sector, however, is highly vulnerable to weather conditions and to external events affecting commodity prices.

The program is now focusing on the country's most vulnerable sectors in the most highly populated areas.

Small and vulnerable economies must not be abandoned to their fate in the current highly competitive market.

Its ecosystem is highly vulnerable, and the chief task at hand is to prevent a regional environmental disaster.

At the same time, though Africa s frontier economies are less vulnerable than other emerging markets to global financial turbulence, they are highly vulnerable to political turmoil closer to home.

Somalia remains highly vulnerable to natural disasters, particularly drought and floods, as well as seasonal cyclones and coastal storms.

The highly volatile environment continues to restrict access to those communities, which remain vulnerable to harassment, exploitation and extortion.

Mr. Nayamuth stressed that agriculture, particularly the growing of sugar cane, and water resources were identified as highly vulnerable sectors.

With the sustainable development of many highly vulnerable countries, including small islands, at stake, the time had come to act.

(b) Target prevention efforts to achieve maximum impact, especially in countries in which epidemics are concentrated among highly vulnerable populations

Since the Caribbean is composed of small and vulnerable States, it is highly susceptible to all forms of external threats.

Haiti, like the other vulnerable islands of the Caribbean, is also highly susceptible to the vagaries of natural disasters and environmental degradation.

Mindful that Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to natural disasters and that some parts of its territory continue to be affected by serious drought,

Countries that specialize in the export of oil, copper, iron ore, wheat, coffee, or other commodities have been booming, but they are highly vulnerable.

Mindful of the fact that Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to natural disasters and that it is currently affected by the worst drought in living memory,

Some countries stated that they are concerned about long term sustainability of their arid marginal regions, which are highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.

Kathmandu valley was subject to CPN M blockades twice in 2004 and its swelling population will likely remain a highly vulnerable target for the insurgents in 2005.

Iraq referred especially to contamination of water from urban settlements located within the catchment areas of highly vulnerable springs which did not have appropriate connections to sewerage networks.

The poor, especially women, children and the elderly, are extremely vulnerable to natural disasters, and are highly susceptible to the adverse effects of global warming and climate change.

According to the Indonesian National Commission on Violence against Women, most sex workers are exposed off and on to rough sex which will leave them highly vulnerable to infection.

Highly prevalent.

Highly dangerous.

Most Parties stressed that they already are experiencing stresses from climate related events and phenomena that could be exacerbated by future climate change, and that this makes them highly vulnerable.

Parties have reported that they are already experiencing stresses from climate related events and phenomena that could be exacerbated by future climate change, and that this makes them highly vulnerable.

Yet while the average prevalence of HIV in the general population is 2.8 per cent, there are disparities between regions, and certain vulnerable groups, in particular, are very highly infected.

Most Parties emphasized that they are already experiencing stresses from climate and climate related events and phenomena that could be exacerbated by future climate change, which makes them highly vulnerable.

According to the Indonesian National Commission on Violence against Women, most sex workers are exposed off and on to rough sex which will leave them highly vulnerable to infection. 34

Youth is vulnerable.

Protecting the vulnerable

Other vulnerable groups

Small, vulnerable economies

And we're vulnerable.

It has always been known from global warming predictions scenarios that the Nile Delta region in Egypt is highly vulnerable to any expected rise in sea water levels due to climate change.

Moreover, not only is the tradable sector of Japan s economy highly vulnerable to a slowdown in China, but the recent conflict over the Senkaku Diaoyu Islands raises the prospect of economic decoupling.

HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH

Highly significant relationship.

It's highly desirable.