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- noun Plural form of
erosion .
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Examples
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We want to attract tourists even at the expense of margin erosions, Mr. Bickel said.
Swiss Franc's Climb Puts a Chill on Tourism Goran Mijuk 2011
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It was washed way by a chaotic succession of events, the unwillingness to accommodate change lead inexorably to violent erosions, a future that was random and without planning.
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No one -- Republican, Democrat or Independent -- and no part of the country -- East, South, North or West -- is exempt from the effects of climate change, whether the impacts are destructive in seconds or slow-moving erosions of our economic vitality and quality of life.
William S. Becker: Can We Handle Nature's New Norm? Part 1 William S. Becker 2011
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It's those edges that give a book its solidity, allowing it to stand up to the vagaries of fashion and the erosions of time.
Books That Are Never Done Being Written Nicholas Carr 2011
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However, social critics also claim that Facebook engenders depersonalization, fake "friends," and erosions of public/private distinctions.
Adam Elkus: Facebook and the Database Society Adam Elkus 2010
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As victims, we were depicted as unjustly complaining of civil rights erosions or of being manipulated into following some intolerant and violent interpretation of Islam.
Rami Nashashibi: Victims Or Villains: Moving Beyond Post-9/11 Narratives Rami Nashashibi 2011
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The surprise warning left markets baffled and sent the company's shares down sharply on concerns that Logitech will be unable to regain growth momentum in Europe and may suffer from price erosions due to stiff competition and as consumers move away from PCs to tablets.
Logitech's CEO Resigns Amid Recent Stumbles Goran Mijuk 2011
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These comparatively large premium increases occurred despite erosions in health care coverage, with employer-provided insurance packages covering fewer health services and workers paying more in deductibles and copayments.
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As victims, we were depicted as unjustly complaining of civil rights erosions or of being manipulated into following some intolerant and violent interpretation of Islam.
Rami Nashashibi: Victims Or Villains: Moving Beyond Post-9/11 Narratives Rami Nashashibi 2011
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However, social critics also claim that Facebook engenders depersonalization, fake "friends," and erosions of public/private distinctions.
Adam Elkus: Facebook and the Database Society Adam Elkus 2010
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