Sentences with phrase «vulnerable points in»

By identifying the critical genes and proteins that are targeted by both pathogens and disease - causing genetic mutations, he hopes to discover the vulnerable points in cells that can be targeted with drugs and potentially treat a multitude of diseases.

The transition from trainee to independent investigator is a particularly vulnerable point in a translational researcher's career.

Cats often see the flap as a vulnerable point in the defences of their home where any invader could potentially gain access.

Not exact matches

While shoppers may have no choice but to buy from a restailer when they're in a vulnerable position, they may make it a point not to buy from that merchant when the holiday season is over.

«Commercially available routers were used as a point of entry, demonstrating that every connected device is vulnerable to malicious activity,» Taylor said in a statement.

Still, some agents said there is lingering resentment over Comey's handling of the Clinton email probe — not necessarily because of the conclusions he drew, but because of the process decisions he made at various points in the investigation that left the bureau vulnerable to partisan attacks.

He points out, for example, that working on old servers and running Windows 95 will leave you vulnerable in comparison to newer, updated alternatives.

2018 Outlook: «A synchronized improvement in global economic and financial market conditions means fundamentals are likely to play a larger role in driving individual stock prices, while geopolitical risks and investor complacency leave markets vulnerable to bouts of volatility that may present us with attractive investment entry points.»

Data that is stored in one central point is far more vulnerable to being compromised, which is exactly the opposite to how blockchain technology is built.

Now, to be fair, as Michael Sivy points out, it is precisely the large, bluechip stocks in the S&P 500 that have gained the most in the bull market's latest surge, which makes them vulnerable now.

He was vulnerable at many points, as we are now able to see; for the art of thinking forward, as we live forward, 13 or of perceiving holistically, or relationally, not only was as yet undeveloped but hardly acknowledged as being legitimate in Western thought during Bergson's earlier years when he wrote Creative Evolution (1911).

Incidentally, I find that this is a common defense of preachers who apparently are so vulnerable in their preaching that they can not accept critical comments or even honest discussion that represents another point of view.

Evil works its most sinister designs and weaves its most intricate webs in the lives of the most vulnerable — those who are stressed to the point of moral exhaustion.

In the end, McMillan says, having the right words isn't the point — it's being able to be vulnerable and open yourself to God.

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We live in a world in which women have been devalued to the point that they must wield their bodies as objects, making themselves vulnerable, for the sake of acquiring power or influence.

The larger point, however, is that those, like yourself, who accept perceived authoritarian edicts and decline to independently develop rationales to justify the rules are more likely to be complicit in atrocities and are less likely to defend the weak and vulnerable (See «Oliner and Oliner, The Altruistic Personalty: Rescuers of Jews in Nazi Europe»).

Defending the honor of the poor by insisting they are just like the rest of the population shores up liberalism at its most vulnerable point, namely, its inability to explain why people who don't benefit from the welfare state should acquiesce in the taxes that pay for it.

Now I come close to the theme of this article: one writer, and I have found no other, in the early Middle Ages attacked classical theism head - on precisely on its two most vulnerable points — its affirmation of, or failure definitely to reject, unqualified theological determinism, and its commitment to endless posthumous careers for human persons, making them in that respect rivals to God.

At some point virtually everyone involved in the enterprise feels the pinch of a misfit between yearnings and expectations that are important (and vulnerable) parts of one's personal identity, on one side, and on the other a set of unexpected, often unintelligible, frequently frustrating «givens» that appear to be important (and invulnerable?)

Jose Mourinho's men, who are now 17 points behind Premier League leaders Leicester City and just two above 17th - placed Bournemouth, looked extremely vulnerable to the counter-attack in the first half.

They've looked vulnerable in the playoffs, but gave up only 10 second - half points to Green Bay and no second - half points to Atlanta.

Burnley still only have the two points out on the road this season and a recent loss at Swansea way from home suggests that they are likely to be vulnerable in this too.

Barnsley are both vulnerable at the back and not great going forward either, hence their position of 19th in the table and only three points above the drop zone.

A few days after the Paris attack I attended a Combating Online Radicalization and Extremism workshop at the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) annual conference in Washington where experts pointed out that people who interact with extremists via social media are already highly vulnerable and on the path towards radicalization.

Experts believe that SIDS occurs at a particular point in a baby's development, and that it affects babies who are more vulnerable to environmental stresses.

In contrast the mammals pictured all gestate to a point where their offspring are far less vulnerable and far more capable of survival... roughly akin to circa 9 - 18 mths of human infant development (which, even then, is a wide range itself).

The Post noted an interesting point in an article that also has a lot of details about election - eve operations — because of the time required to set up a significant turnout effort, the Republicans haven't had time to roll one out in congressional districts that have suddenly become vulnerable in the last few weeks.

But Cuomo has also made it a point this election cycle to flip House seats held in competitive districts by Republicans, viewing Reps. John Faso and Claudia Tenney as especially vulnerable this year.

But Orange County Democrats are eager to point to Larkin collecting pension, according to data obtained by the SeeThroughNY database, as they believe the longtime incumbent will be vulnerable in next year's elections.

In the most competitive half of the battleground — the 27 most vulnerable Republican - held seats, where Democrats lead the named incumbent by 6 points, 50 to 44 percent — two - thirds could lose their seats.

We have released a list of demands and among them is the release of torture, trafficking, gender - based violence victims among other vulnerable people that continue not only to be detained indefinitely, but also deported to the situations they escaped in the first place, I would like to inform you that we will be holding a sit - in to protest the specific point of detaining torture victims.»

It has become a point of frustration among New Yorkers that some observers believe could make the governor vulnerable in this coming election.

Meanwhile, although the contest in Stoke had been widely portrayed as a two - horse race — and thus the third placed Conservative vote was supposedly vulnerable to a squeeze — Conservative support also increased there (by a couple of points) too.

First elected in 2012, Heitkamp is among the more vulnerable Democratic senators up for re-election this fall, especially considering President Donald Trump won North Dakota by 36 points in 2016.

«If Indian Point is vulnerable, so too are the tens of millions of people who live and work in the communities that surround it,» Schneiderman said in a statement.

«The deployment of the Police Special Tactical Force personnel will cover all the communities, towns, villages, vulnerable points, Government and private infrastructures and facilities in the area.

Stefanik told reporters last week in Plattsburgh she wasn't feeling vulnerable by the growing influx of challengers, and was proud of her margin in 2016 when she racked up a 35 point victory over Mike Derrick, a Democrat.

A decent, safe and secure place to live is the absolute starting point for success in life, not just for the most vulnerable in society - but all of society.

The National Republican Congressional Committee listed McSally as part of its Patriot Program for members who could potentially be vulnerable in 2018 even though she garnered more than 57 percent of the vote in her 2016 faceoff with Democrat Matt Heinz.Hillary Clinton carried the district by nearly five points last November over President Donald Trump, according to calculations by Daily KOS Elections.

But one Arizona Democratic operative pointed out their gubernatorial nominee, Fred DuVal, is a Tucson native, which could boost vulnerable Rep. Ron Barber in the 2nd District.

In November 2015, UNICEF said access to toilets is endangering the lives of thousands of Ghana's most vulnerable children, pointing to emerging evidence of links between inadequate sanitation and malnutrition.

With Corzine looking vulnerable - he trailed Christie by six points in a recent Quinnipiac poll - prominent national Republicans like Giuliani are expected to lend their star power to the race.

Alan Johnson, the health secretary, will tomorrow launch a pointed attack on David Cameron, saying the recession has seen the Tories revert to their default position of cutting public services at the expense of the most vulnerable people in society.

While up by 20 points in a recent Siena College Research Institute poll, he is the only statewide Democrat considered to be somewhat vulnerable.

McCaskill easily won a second term over Republican Todd Akin in 2012, helped by his comments about «legitimate rape» and abortion, but she is among the most vulnerable Democrats facing re-election this year, in a state that broke for Trump by 19 points.

«This singular incident points to the variation in the tactics of the Boko Haram terrorists in their uncanny resolve to deceptively infiltrate communities and towns to mindlessly attack vulnerable and soft targets.

Up to 2.1 million customers in southern New York would be vulnerable to power interruptions from 2016 to 2020 if Indian Point shut down, Rick Gonzales, chief operating officer of the New York Independent System Operator, or I.S.O., told a State Senate committee in May.

Clancy points out that graduate school can be a particularly «exploitative and vulnerable time,» during which doing controversial metascience research could be difficult, especially if advisers or other colleagues in positions of power are not supportive of the work.

Stein pointed out that these neurons are in a region of the brain known to be particularly vulnerable to neurodegenerative conditions from Alzheimer's disease to stroke.