impaired
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When mutations disrupt this channel, pH regulation is impaired.
From Science Daily
A 25bps rate cut could reduce sector net profit by about 1.6%, while rising oil prices may lead to higher gross impaired loans, he reckons.
Unlike stalled tankers, which can sail the moment the strait reopens, impaired infrastructure takes months to rebuild and forced shutdowns can permanently destroy capacity.
It certainly proved that way during the sitting event, which followed the visually impaired and standing races: 18 athletes from a field of 37 failed to make it to the bottom of the course.
From BBC
It is a third Paralympic medal overall for the visually impaired skier, who had recorded two fourth-place finishes earlier in these Games.
From BBC
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