Fossilizing
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Each generation develops phrases that distinguish it from previous generations, but some phrases cannot be bettered, and thus, no alternative phrase is invented. Examples of such phrases, and German phrases that are being used more often, are given.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1995
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Habitat for inhumanity
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Environmental and animal welfare campaigns will have a small impact unless the global population is stabilized. Controlling population growth will ensure that animals will not lose their habitat and that benefits from ecosystems will be sustained.
Publication Name: The Animals' Agenda
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0892-8819
Year: 1999
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Battling biofilms
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Issues are presented concerning the techniques which are being developed to combat the effect of bacterial colonies that take the form of biofilms and which can cause infections that are extremely difficult to eradicate.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
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