lethal factor

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A gene mutation or chromosomal structural change that when expressed causes death before sexual maturity.

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It is the steady accretion of detail that may yet be the most damaging factor in the battle for British hearts and minds.
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The quality of the music is a major factor in this recent surge.
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But others say a still-unidentified man likely fired the round that caused a lethal head wound.
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After World War I, unions began their losing and lethal battle with textile owners across the South.
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Therefore in our view we need to talk about our wood management before any other factor in the maturation of The Macallan.
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Where goods are confided to a factor without instructions, authority to exercise a fair and reasonable discretion is implied.
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The authority of a factor to fix the terms of selling may be by agreement or by usage, like any other agent.
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A factor is employed to sell goods, and not to barter or exchange them, and if he should do this his principal could recover them.
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The true causes of the depression were not within the control of the Insular Government or of any ruling factor.
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This pronunciation of the nasal vowels in French is, as is well known, an important factor in the famous "accent du Midi."
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