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disturb the balance
verb as in rock the boat
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Negative impacts of dyes are also found on land -- where they disturb the balance of microbial communities in soil -- and in humans.
The film shows what happens to a small, rural community when a Tokyo talent agency decides to build an upmarket glamping site in the nearby woods, threatening to contaminate the village water supply and disturb the balance of nature.
“What the left has done is disturb the balance,” he told The Washinton Times.
It also called for springs and tributaries to be rehabilitated and plans to add desalinated water to the Sea of Galilee starting next year, despite criticism from some that this could disturb the balance of minerals in the lake.
But Mr. Green’s departure will deprive her of one of her closest allies, and could disturb the balance of a cabinet drawn up carefully to balance those who are hard-line supporters of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, and those who — like Mr. Green — want to retain close economic ties to the bloc after the country’s departure.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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