According to Medakovic, knowing which metals mess up the creatures' digestion could help researchers develop metals that are more resistant to "biofouling," the accumulation of barnacles and other critters that can
eat away at ships' hulls.
1st century Greek statue may aid in development of "biofouling" resistant metals
I know these feelings intimately and how they
eat away at the heart of one's calling and commitment, as described in my book, Defendant: A Psychiatrist on Trial for Malpractice (Vintage, 1986).
Tort reform is the only way to reduce risk of a lawsuit
Why has NAS begun to
eat away at the market opportunity previously dominated by SBS?
NAS: Eliminating The Server-Based Stranglehold On File Serving
However, he cautions businesses about using revolving credit, which provides easy access to funding but can
eat away at your cash on hand with high interest rates.
Doing the credit card dance: using credit can help your business - just be aware of the pitfalls
Ghoulish bond traders are concerned that inflation will
eat away at their profits.
It's official: interest rates are up
All the good arguments against the criminalization of consensual acts are here, somewhere: how these crusades prop up and empower organized crime;
eat away at our constitutional rights to property and freedom from search and seizure; come nowhere close to achieving their aims; corrupt legitimate law enforcement; promote irresponsibility; and in general are merely sops to ignorance, fear, hatred, and envy.
Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do: The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in a Free Society
Still, the fact that most large corporations turn a profit perpetuates the myth that they are paradigms of efficiency, even as foreign competitors and small domestic firms
eat away at their profit margins.
Beyond human scale: the large corporation at risk
Council planners fear the scheme will
eat away at the green land which separates Bedworth from Coventry.
Care home plan put on hold
As urban sprawl begins to
eat away at every part of America, everyone will begin searching for knowledge and ways to reach viable solutions.
Letters
180), is accumulating in the atmosphere and can
eat away at the stratospheric ozone layer.
Tallying nitrogen's increasing impact
You can buy Treasuries through your broker or your bank, but the transaction fee you have to pay will
eat away at your final profit.
Buy a government IOU
While there is still a large amount of vacant space overhanging the market, there is also a backlog of space needs, unfilled during the Gulf crisis, that is beginning to
eat away at it.
Revival of activity in office market
Flames had begun to
eat away at a ceiling immediately below the boys' bedroom when the alarm was activated.
Blaze family saved
During their brief but fiery lives, these heavyweights spew out intense ultraviolet radiation and fierce winds that
eat away at the mother cloud and expose newborns that had been swaddled inside.
Bullies of the universe: massive stars rob their smaller neighbors
Those fees will ultimately
eat away at your profit.
Selling short, an adventure in risk: make money picking the worst stocks