How To Use Prone In A Sentence

Alfred Nobel invented dynamite, a product in which the explosion-prone nitroglycerin is curbed by being absorbed in kieselguhr, a porous soil rich in shells of diatoms. Physiology or Medicine for 1998 - Press Release
Areas prone to flooding will suffer terribly as sea levels rise over the next century.
Dishonesty is always one way of climbing the ladder of success, but dishonest intentions and manipulations are more prone to fail. Dr T.P.Chia
Here's the thing that comes along to complicate any strict feminist criticism of objectification in the images of Prommenschenckel lying prone: She has a condition known as spasmodic torticollis. Miss Ability lays down on the job
Questions involving the environment are particularly prone to uncertainty.

Never overlook the significance of a power supply - an underpowered system will be prone not only to unreliable operation, but also to component damage.
Marginal and fragile lands cleared for export crop production rapidly become infertile and erosion prone.
In addition, depressed individuals are less successful in their efforts to stop smoking and more prone to depression following smoking cessation.
If you're prone to a shank, you'll probably find that even your good shots are closer to the heel.
If you're prone to rosacea, the increased blood flow post-workout can make symptoms worse. The Sun
It's a difficult companion, prone to accusatory comments and dark moods, and it changes you, leaving you both tougher and more tender.
Thin axial slices through the abdomen are obtained in supine and prone positions.
Some are prone to mildew and wilt; avoid tall kinds. Winter Garden Glory
Another confirmation of the transformation of the press was its proneness for take-over for financial rather than political ends.
Sufferers are also more prone to herpes and skin infections.
Some of the children became prone to violent outbursts, irritability, nightmares, and insomnia.
Anecdotal evidence has long pointed to crofters being a hale and hearty breed - albeit prone to bad backs and the odd grumble.
I'm sure Dido will be so good for you -- all that vivacity -- so different from poor Grace who was prone to melancholy. ULTIMATE PRIZES
There has never been an indication that this poppet was prone to failure. Another Launch Delay for STS-119 - NASA Watch
My usual aftershow posture was a position I call Transcension: prone on bed with bottle (s) of beer and good sounds on the box, friends in the room, TV on, sound off. ɘloЯ
'Traditional methods of dating the pigments, such as radiocarbon, are destructive to the paintings, and the samples are prone to contamination. Signs of the Times
I saw a report on CNN where a woman was rescued from being trapped in collapsed roof and wall debris for two days and what struck me was her odd calm as she was carried prone from a certain, crushing death — as well as her matter-of-fact confidence in a God that Robertson says her people forsook ... Archive 2010-02-01
The difficulties of the site - its geometry, its western orientation, an adjacent future road easement and its flood prone nature - were significant determinants in the ensuing design.
Municipal legislatures appeared especially prone to corruption, and consequently reformers proposed a shift in authority from the board of aldermen or city council to the mayor.
It has to be cut thickly (making individual panels rather heavy) and is prone to warping and damage by woodworm.
I don't wish to blame my children for everything, but they are a major liability when you're prone to blushing.
Regular contact with water also makes women prone to water-borne diseases such as Schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis and dracunculosis (spread by guinea worms).
It also banned the practice of transporting pepper-sprayed suspects in a prone position, saying the practice could contribute to suffocation.
Better still, stick to facts if your prognostications are prone to throw gas on a fire of rumor-mongering and doomsaying.
All an RDF (or "interlingua") proponent will say is that RDF can be even cheaper and less error prone, and much of the reason not to adopt it is down to developer preferences, lack of familiarity, tooling and so on - i.e., much the same reason developers don't adopt XSLT, summarising the issue as "XSLT sucking". Planet XML
But not all workers are dependent and prone to inner-directed aggression or to schizoid withdrawal.
The photograph showed a man lying prone on the pavement, a puddle of blood about his head.
He was wise and sagacious, but prone to dissension and his spirit was that of calmness under fire.
The once stable, slow - moving, marshy perennial river transformed into an unstable, flood-prone, intermittent stream.
The reason why children with AGS may be prone to fractures is unknown, although several factors may include: abnormally-shaped bones due to the defect in JAG1, poor calcium intake and/or calcium malabsorption and decreased physical activity. Skeletal Problems and Alagille Syndrome
Recapitulating phylogeny as ontogeny, Jakobson states that the phatic is "the first verbal function acquired by infants; they are prone to communicate before being able to send or receive informative communication" (356). 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' as an Ambient Poem; a Study of a Dialectical Image; with Some Remarks on Coleridge and Wordsworth
I. ii.188 (19,2) [There is a prone and speechless dialect] I can scarcely tell what signification to give to the word _prone_. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies
Allowing the tiny twosome to wreak havoc is the Brazilian midfield minder, prone to fisticuffs and protective of the rearguard.
All men are prone to believe in such marvels; and it is quite possible, as Niebuhr supposes, that some discoveries of the remains of mammoths and other monstrous forms embedded in the crust of the earth, may have given definiteness and prominency to the Chaldaean notions on this subject. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.
Together they make a perfect milk for those whose skins are very oily and prone to blemishes and eruptions. The Natural Beauty Book - cruelty-free cosmetics to make at home
The condition can lead to other skin problems such as psoriasis and make sufferers more prone to asthma. The Sun
It doesn't act like being drama prone is all a "girl thing. Mrissa: "Rissy, 90% of the things you worry about never come to pass."--Grandpa
Similarly, with Alex having failed to convince and David Luiz prone to meander upfield, the management might seek to add more steel to the ranks at centre-half in January – or at least players who are more familiar to the demands now being placed on them. Chelsea on message but André Villas-Boas needs to work on method
Bentley conjectured AVERSO for _aduerso_, and the two words are obviously prone to interchange: compare _Tr_ I iii 45 (of Ovid's wife, after his departure) 'multaque in auersos [_Heinsius_: aduersos _codd_] effudit uerba Penates' and the variations among the manuscripts at The Last Poems of Ovid
But let's remember this: Bowman is a master dissembler and is prone to making disingenuous comments at times such as these; comments designed to deflect any suspicions that he may have had a role in this decision. Coach Savard, we hardly knew you
By pulling, for example, on the Brachioradialis in the cadaver the hand may be slightly supinated when in the prone position and slightly pronated when in the supine position, but there is no evidence that these actions are performed by the muscle during life. IV. Myology. 1. Mechanics of Muscle
The financial sector is particularly prone to providing exceptional amounts of funds to what I call accounting "control frauds". William K. Black: How the Servant Became a Predator: Finance's Five Fatal Flaws
We now know quite a bit about the human mind, how it constrains our imaginations by forcing information into boxes called ontological categories, and what kinds of cognitive errors including projection it is prone to. Valerie Tarico: God's Emotions: Why the Biblical God Is So Human (Part 1)
Yet, people are more prone to make mistakes when sleep deprivation and all the other perplexities of the race take their accumulative toll.
Their back-up teams might be more prone to nostalgia and sentiment, especially those who have honed their tallying skills over many the long count.
It is brilliant - my skin is squeakily, shinily clean and less prone to zits. Times, Sunday Times
The filmmaker seems too prone to adapt herself to backwardness.
We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.
The pronephros undergoes rapid atrophy and disappears. XI. Splanchnology. 3. The Urogenital Apparatus
Until now, Goldman's Level 3 assets -- or illiquid, write-down-prone securities -- weren't increasing as much as at rivals such as o buy back the nonbank, aed commercial-paper holdings of most of its retail clients likely will mean an overall restructuring of the frozen 33 billion Canadian dollars (US$32. 5 billion) nonbank ABCP market will be approved at an April 25 investor vote. Worry Returns, Boosting Treasurys
Forest Goblin shamans are prone to run off dizzily, or just blunder about, unable to distinguish fact from venom-induced fiction.
The back, neck, and wrists are the most prone to injury, Chan says.
Mosley too became increasingly prone to blur the distinction between art, philosophy and life.
It would be worrying to suppose that he has a group of advisers who are prone to do the same. Times, Sunday Times
Even if there are no risks at all to nearby residents and schoolchildren from dangerous radiation emissions, the mere fact that the mast is there at all could be cited as a health risk to those prone to excessive fretting.
It would appear that the recession — or “the reception” as my malapropism-prone pal Milly De Cabrol, the interior-decorating genius, keeps calling it — has increased, rather than decreased, the lemminglike stampede into the World of Fashion. The Blond and the Short of It: Rachel Zoe Poaches My Fashion Week Klieg Lights
The steering requires constant concentration as it's very sensitive and prone to the slightest camber in the road.
The defense has been prone to giving up long passes late in games.
He was clipped by a following horse and lay prone on the track for 45 minutes before being taken to hospital. Times, Sunday Times
I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error. Rene Descartes
Take, for example, little old ladies prone to cute, feisty one-liners.
The teens were hampered by poor reading and research skills and were more prone to leave a site after encountering difficulties.
Banks and investment funds in one euro-using country gorged on the bonds of others, freed of worry about devaluation-prone currencies like the drachma, lira, peseta and escudo. Ties That Bound Europe Now Fraying
This leaves ETFs more prone to so-called contango effects, as well as vulnerable to tax hits and front-running — when traders can jump ahead of expected trades to profit from the subsequent demand. Commodities Investors Favor Mutual Funds Over ETFs
Recording is prone to skips if you use your computer heavily while it's recording.
If men are prone to mistake their selfish feelings for benevolent affections; then we may easily see wliy they so generally disbelieve the doctrine of total de - pravity, which is plainly taught in the word of God. Sermons on various important subjects of doctrine and practice
In general, the river basins that drain into this ecoregion are of high relief, therefore seasonally intense rainfall and highly erodable soils make them prone to erosion caused the removal of vegetation for agricultural practices, timber, fuelwood, and livestock grazing. Southern Dry Pacific Coast mangroves
-- In myxedema one of the cardinal symptoms is a persistently subnormal temperature and, though prone to infection, subjects of myxedema show but feeble febrile response and readily succumb. The Origin and Nature of the Emotions: Miscellaneous Papers
He picked his sword back up and hefted its weight before moving predatorily in the direction of the prone man.
The loosened earth and weakened banks are more prone to collapsing then.
This new Carbon road shoe uses two carbon plates in the sole so you get stiffness where you need it for power transfer but is less prone to hot spots and foot aches.
Although she is prone to gain weight over her lifetime, at this point she doesn't have a ‘pot belly’ or ‘love handles,’ just nice womanly curves!
The jibes that he was nothing more than a gaffe-prone, tub-thumping populist hurt because they were perilously close to the truth.
Alighting from a shuttle bus, the merry band of revellers spot a dosser lying prone and fully concealed under a blanket inside a bus shelter.
Manufacturers attempt to defend their products by claiming that drivers with access to a big dashboard screen are less prone to fiddling with their smartphones. Times, Sunday Times
Ever prepared, Edelman and the Patriots believed they'd have a chance for a big return because Miami's Brandon Fields is prone to outkick his coverage. Boston.com Top Stories
He's a credible hero who just happens to be accident prone. The Sun
He is young, inexperienced and he is prone to court controversy. The Sun
The vine is a precocious one, budding, flowering, and ripening early, which makes it prone to spring frosts but means that it can flourish in regions as cool as much of the Loire.
Now this breaking of the voice is the more apparent in those who are making trial of their sexual powers; for in those who are prone to lustfulness the voice turns into the voice of a man, but not so in the continent. The History of Animals
Engineered plants can help improve harvests in limited and marginal lands, for example in saline soils or in drought-prone areas
There was little frolic left in them when night came; they were short-spoken, prone to grow fierce over trifles. The Desert Valley
It makes passengers more drowsy and therefore less prone to wanting another drink. The Sun
Obama is prone to the same (disastrous) eggheadedness as Kerry was. Obama Camp, Getting Down To Business, Slams Hillary On Tax Returns
Indeed, some people are especially prone to error.
The person prone to depression has a tendency to interpret events negatively.
Henceforth, men and women are prone to view each other as objects, which is why they are now ashamed of their nakedness.
When he is not holding forth on the finer points of politics or theatre, he is prone to flights of huge, silly fancy. Times, Sunday Times
Essentially, he argues that capitalist societies are prone to periodic fluctuations in profitability.
If you happen to own a posh motor, or are particularly accident-prone, then you might consider taking out fully comprehensive insurance.
Wallach (2009) also observed that baiting and shooting dingoes makes them prone to attacking lambs and crucially, that reintroducing them helps prey diversity. Biodiversity 100: actions for Australia
If one compares multipolar Europe between 1900 and 1945 with bipolar Europe between 1945 and 1990, it might seem that multipolar systems are especially prone to deadly wars.
With just a little instruction both adopted good prone and sitting positions and began to easily pop steel targets 70 yards downrange.
She shoots prone over the bipod and I brace the butt because the stock is too long. The Best Reader Photos of July 2009
They constitute a state of mind which is prone to recur.
His anxiety proneness seems less pronounced now than it was in 1985, but in spite of this he proved to be abnormally suggestible, compliant and acquiescent.
This is a big advantage in a typical summer, as it will be less prone to blight. Times, Sunday Times
The relentless sweltering had gotten to all of us, kids and adults alike; we were short tempered and cranky and prone to starting fights over nothing.
Despite honourable exceptions, the ubiquitous dramatised biography has probably been the most accident-prone arts genre. Times, Sunday Times
You are forgiven, because the liturgy is still being written, and translating from Aramaic to Greek to Roman to Whatever is very error prone (throw in some Farsi and Arabic and Sanscrit, for good measure). Your Indecision | ATTACKERMAN
Since making his debut against England in Nagpur more than five years ago, the injury-prone and temperamental outswing bowler has managed just 24 appearances. India's Zaheer Khan almost certain to miss second Test against England
The diner is a diner, no more and no less, retro-50s tube with aproned waitresses and meat loaf and pie and Val, leaning forward by the register, staring at the door. Valentines, part the first
The membranous part of the canal is, however, mentioned as being the situation most prone to the disease; but I have little doubt, nevertheless, that owing to general rules of this kind being taken for granted, upon imposing authority, many more serious evils (false passages, &c.) have been effected by catheterism than existed previous to the performance of this operation. [ Surgical Anatomy
Bivalves like oysters, mussels and scallops are particularly prone to contamination because of the way they feed.
These traits of spoken language belong to a vulgar household, filled with the clamour of a large family fond of coarse jokes and prone to sentimental effusions.
She played a sullen nutcase prone to hysterics and evil giggles.
Fabrics made of yarns that aren't tightly twisted, such as gabardine, are particularly prone to shine. When Suits Suffer from Wear and Tear
Crucially, it provides an account of why humans are so endemically prone to addictive behaviour.
Twice Flandry lay prone and watched combats: bugs swarming over a walking red globe with lobsterish claws; a constrictor shape entangled with a mobile battering ram. A Circus of Hells
Another study questioned hundreds of people about how prone to feeling bored they were, and how much meaning they found in life. Times, Sunday Times
Together, these two features allow a non-polymorphic concrete inheritance setup to use polymorphic loading on a per-query basis, since concrete setups are prone to many issues when used polymorphically in all cases. Softpedia - Windows - All
He notes that people taking antidepressants are also more prone to bruxing, for reasons not well understood. The Daily Grind: When Stress Sets Your Teeth on Edge
Recent studies have shown that people prone to nostalgia are better at coping with stress. Times, Sunday Times
The batture lands are hydrologically connected to the Mississippi River, are flood-prone, and contain remnant habitat for “big river” species (e.g., pallid sturgeon) as well as river-front plant communities. Ecoregions of Louisiana (EPA)
The presence of devitalized tissue and contaminants such as dirt or saliva also make the wound tetanus - prone.
The Eagles will take offers for the injury-prone ace and a host of others. The Sun
Most of the high creativity proneness students'personality types were Alpha and Gamma type.
Mobile phone connections were more prone to pauses, but were still usable. Times, Sunday Times
I'm prone to ear infections of the supa-special nasty kind, and they often come hand-in-hand (or cochlea in septum, or whatever) with sinus infections. October 26th, 2005
_Quique quod_ is obviously prone to haplography; on the other hand, it could be a rewriting of _qui quod id es_, which is itself presumably a simple corruption through interchange of _qui quod es id_. The Last Poems of Ovid
When we inhale and exhale in this relaxed way our thoughts are clearer and we are less prone to irrational concerns. The Sun
He was prone to indigestion after rich restaurant meals.
When we inhale and exhale in this relaxed way our thoughts are clearer and we are less prone to irrational concerns. The Sun
Older women in the village of Scanno in the valley of the river Sagittario, dress in long black aproned skirts.
'Women can be more prone, simply because they are biologically programmed to be nurturers and to have what we call a caretaker personality. Home | Mail Online
This makes recovering addicts prone to relapse. The Sun
Tired drivers were found to be particularly prone to ignore warning signs.
They are also less prone to infections and more likely to recover from disease. The Sun
Young children are prone to picking up germs because they spend time crawling on the ground and don't wash their hands as frequently as adults.
If you have a tiny garden you can grow hardwood cuttings in pots, but they'll need a little more care because pots are prone to drying out. Times, Sunday Times
It struck me as an odd thing, that even then, considering how prone to superstition persons in his rank of life usually are, he did not seem to suspect any thing supernatural in the occurrence; and, on the contrary, was thoroughly persuaded that his visitant was a living person, who had got into the house by some hidden entrance. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 2
For four decades he has quietly been a voice of reason and restraint in a critical world prone to overstatement.
Banks and investment funds in one euro-using country gorged on the bonds of others, freed of worry about devaluation-prone currencies like the drachma, lira, peseta and escudo. Ties That Bound Europe Now Fraying
By the end of the 1800s, men were prone to view struggle and strife as ends in themselves. American Manhood: Transformations in Masculinity from the Revolution to the Modern Era
Excessively rich soil fosters leggy, less attractive growth and leaves plants more prone to pests.
Unless you've a hang-glider, this means two accident-prone motorways. THE TARTAN RINGERS
A drive down Highway 1 takes you to the capital, Wellington, a splendid city, though one that is prone to earth tremors.
He was a laconical man and not prone to idle conversation. Under the Hammer
He was vulnerable, easily led and prone to rage, but also capable of gentle kindness and love. Times, Sunday Times
Individual DNA repair capacity strongly influences skin cancer susceptibility as illustrated in cancer prone DNA repair-deficient xeroderma pigmentosutn patients.
I wondered whether you had any advice for a person prone to huge faux pas and social gaffes. Times, Sunday Times
We are not prone to second-guess police work, but the sniper investigation seems to have been marked by confusion and worse.
A ten-year study in Sweden suggested that heavy mobile phone users were more prone to non-malignant tumours in the ear and a Dutch study had suggested changes in cognitive function with mobile phone use.
However, many of the younger marchers, such as Gerry Donaghy, are prone to rioting, needing only a spark to set them off.
Darker skin and Asian complexions Fitzpatrick Types 3 to 6 are prone to ill effects—primarily postinflammatory hypo- or hyperpigmentation or PIH—from stronger peels, especially melanotoxic TCA. Simple Skin Beauty
Death of the whole tree will not be immediate, but reduced root development will make the larger trees unstable and therefore prone to wind-blow.
The internet has made available all types of sick and demented images that feed certain desires that would otherwise lay dormant in a person who is prone to becoming a sex offender. Discourse.net: Minimal Human Decency Abridged
Hobbes accepted that human beings are capable of generosity, kindness, and co-operation but the pride and egoism which is inherent in human nature means that mankind also is prone to conflict, violence, and great evil.
The cobia is a highly rated, hard-hitting game fish that is prone to long, powerful, determined runs and occasional leaps.
The author is clearly one of the most accident-prone chefs of all time, but a world-class wriggler out of trouble. Times, Sunday Times
This is a big advantage in a typical summer, as it will be less prone to blight. Times, Sunday Times
He was very prone to seasickness and already felt queasy.
It's a wise idea to think about how disaster-prone an area may be before retiring there, but no matter what we do, there's the "joss" factor. On The Subject of Retirement Places
She was usually silently stubborn but was on occasion prone to emotional outbursts.
I turned to Jack, who was prone on the floor a few feet away.
Obese people are also prone to other lifestyle diseases like arthritis, backache, heart trouble and shoulder problems among others.
They can be caused by exposure to extreme weather conditions and excessive alcohol intake, but some people are simply prone to them. Times, Sunday Times
But Duffy has no truck with those who argue that the player, who is injury-prone and inclined to attract lurid headlines, has little left to offer the sport beyond tears and tabloid tattle.
Even the conservative Atlanta Center for Disease Control has now published its assessment - and after years of denial, it is now guardedly pro-circumcision, in Aids-prone countries at least.
The very nature of the disclosure process makes it prone to human error and vulnerable to attack.
But, on the other hand, it is also prone to be oversimplified. Globe and Mail
The Munda tribe see such a growth in young children as a bad omen and believe it makes them prone to attacks by tigers and other animals.
No studies were found that evaluated appropriate interventions for patients placed in the prone position.
We were, for those games, the same ages - six, an age in which one is prone to a certain suggestibility. Times, Sunday Times
Those who confuse innovation and entrepreneurship are also prone to forget the most important difference between earned revenue and donated revenue.
By pulling, for example, on the Brachioradialis in the cadaver the hand may be slightly supinated when in the prone position and slightly pronated when in the supine position, but there is no evidence that these actions are performed by the muscle during life. IV. Myology. 1. Mechanics of Muscle
Finally a long chapter entitled "_De sophisticatione vulvae_" introduces us to a phase of decoration and sophistication which I would fain believe little known or studied in the development of modern civilization, in which we are prone at least to follow the advice of Hamlet, to Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century
He had a short temper and was prone to outbursts of violence.
Massage areas prone to stretch marks with a washcloth or loofah to increase circulation to the area.
As millenarians they are prone to get seduced quite easily into an ends justifying the means approach which, allied with large doses of cognitive dissonance, lead to some remarkable statements.
The dish acquired a reputation for difficulty and proneness to accidents which it does not really deserve.
From there she found nervy roles and they found her: an explosive pro boxer in "Fighting Words," a stuttering, seizure prone South Londoner in Sarah Kane's "Blasted," and a stammering aphasic in Sam Shepherd's "A Lie of the Mind. Meeting Her Match
In his view, human society is always changing; civilization is entropically prone to decline. The Year of two Popes
The center said there were 43 mudslides, most of them located in Nantou County, where the seismic activity has made the county prone to mudflows.
But he also warns that we humans are prone to idolatry, taking preliminary concerns that do not ground and determine our being and elevating them to a place of ultimacy in our lives. Todd Green, Ph.D.: Where Is The Courage In College Football?
He had a short temper and was prone to outbursts of violence.
Family and friends say he was prone to epileptic fits, which were often brought on after binge drinking, though no alcohol was found in his blood after he died.
The grilles are also rust-resistant, eliminating service calls for loudspeakers installed in moisture-prone areas such as saunas, bathrooms and even outside, under eaves. HomeToys News
Biosynthesis, above), a scurvy-prone species like Man, had a tendency to develop damage to the aorta, low HDL cholesterol and high total cholesterol, in a manner akin to typical human heart disease, under suboptimal vitamin C nutriture. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
And avoid fast-drying topcoats: They may be convenient, but the ingredients in many formulas tend to shrink the polish, making it more prone to chipping.
Similarly, cortical bone is less prone to diagenetic contamination than porous, cancellous bone tissue.
Given these attitudes, they are prone to a number of vices, including lack of generosity, cowardice, and intemperance.
Although the precise medical reason for this conferral of immunity remains to be fully understood, when the distribution pattern of the disease is overlain with areas prone to malarial infections, the correlation becomes evident. Randall Amster: The Most Common Disease You've Never Heard Of
He was an objective conductor, not prone to exaggeration.
Cancer patients and intensive-care unit patients are especially prone to bloodstream infections not only because of their weakened immune systems, but also because they often have long-term intravenous catheters that allow medicines to be given directly into the bloodstream. EurekAlert! - Breaking News
Areas of the building prone to fires must have fire alarms and automatic sprinklers.
I'm prone to hysterics and don't think clearly.
Because your shoulder girdle is an injury-prone area, take the following extra safety precautions when performing overhead presses.
He was prone to the long-term unarranged borrowing of Paul's things.
The impact was powerful enough to shake buildings in central Tokyo, waking up many residents, in a reminder of how prone the Japanese capital is to earthquakes.
In the national championships that year, she participated for a lark and won the silver in the rifle prone event.
In many taxa, such as mammals and Drosophila, the males are heterogametic, and, thus, hybrid male offspring are more prone to be inviable or sterile.
In American literature and film, this is where innocence is set, in small towns among old-fashioned American types: the avuncular family doctor, the aproned fellow called Pop who runs the diner.
As written, and as played by Shaw -- who shows, in comparison to his crisp Soviet assassin who is nearly a match for Sean Connery's Bond in From Russia With Love, that 12 years is ample time to go to seed -- Quint is far too prone to "colorful" sea chanties and eccentric half-witticisms. William Bradley: Shift Change: The 35th Anniversary of Jaws and Shampoo Marks the Transition From New Hollywood to Blockbuster
In houses particularly prone to condensation, you can cover walls with a thin layer of polystyrene before applying wallpaper.

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