Significance Bad contacts are the cause of failure or poor performance in a wide variety of electrical devices.

The battle with the judges may well prove to be Mubarak s Achilles heel.

German exports would also benefit from a weaker euro, boosting overall economic demand in Germany.

His remuneration was inadequate in the light of his vulnerable status as a prisoner and the overall objective of reintegration into society.

The police shot at the crowd on several occasions, but proved too weak to intimidate the demonstrators.

The problem is not that the European Union and other multilateral institutions are too strong it is that they are too weak.

In these fields, dispassion requires that the medical scientist ignore his or her own vulnerability of mind and body.

Without a drastic change in Israeli politics and society, however, Obama will continue to play it safe, minimizing his vulnerabilities.

At the height of Yeltsin s career, many Russians identified with his bluntness, impulsiveness, sensitivity to personal slight, even with his weakness for alcohol.

The trouble with Annan is that, when similar perils loomed, he proved especially wanting.

In the end he should be measured by what he has accomplished rather than by personal foibles or flatness of style.

There is always the danger of actions with unintended consequences, especially as both countries can be expected to maneuver to change the framework and reduce their vulnerabilities.

A STRONG man is one who is not afraid to be vulnerable and to admit to being afraid, who always tries to exercise compassion and sensitivity, who is always respectful and active in creating a world that embraces equality for EVERYONE.

Ms. Schöpp Schilling said that the tables provided in the report indicated that the female population had nearly doubled between 1994 and 1996 she would like to know the reason for such a surge.

Since the era of Mao Zedong, China has adhered to the Zhou Dynasty military strategist Sun Tzu s counsel subdue the enemy without any battle by exploiting its weaknesses and camouflaging offense as defense.

He is an interesting man, a genuine intellectual driven by his inner demons both to flay those who pay insufficient credit to his transformational role in Australian politics and to expose what he regards as waffle and myths.

After all, the human sex drive, especially if it compels risky or self destructive behavior, has held appeal for dramatists since the ancient Greeks, who originated the story of Achilles and his vulnerability.

Many Western governments, however, refuse to place their forces under AU command, owing to its perceived weaknesses, and have conditioned further support for peacekeeping operations in Darfur on the UN s assuming control.

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The treaty body system remains little known is compromised by the failure of many States to report on time if at all, as well as the duplication of reporting requirements and is weakened further by poor implementation of recommendations.

Bush knows his strengths and weaknesses, they told me. He will focus on being America s Queen Elizabeth II, and will let people like Colin Powell and Paul O Neill be America s Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Perhaps no one's achievement should be judged by comparison with that of Wallenberg a titan of strength, courage, and perseverance. The trouble with Annan is that, when similar perils loomed, he proved especially wanting.

Although the objective set by the Board in 1994, to bring the fund balance of the General Fund to at least 1,000,000, has been reached ( 1,135,748 as at 31 December 2004), this does not mean that the General Fund has overcome its vulnerability.

The above examination further illustrates UNCTAD's assessment since 2001 of the occupied territory as a war torn economy experiencing a complex humanitarian emergency, where vulnerability is intensified by the depletion of supply capacity, thus setting in motion a cycle of de development.