But the story of human development is one of becoming better at coping with them.
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Unfortunately, climate models do not seem to be good at coping with the Arctic.
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That announcement may have signalled a shift from policies designed to defy the real's rise, to measures aimed at coping with it.
Experts at East Malling Research (EMR) have created versions of the fruit which are better at coping with higher summer temperatures and less rainfall.
But it also has to look at coping with more severe weather conditions as well as the higher numbers of vulnerable and elderly people living alone, who are more at risk from house fires.
Ever since Bill Clinton and Ryutaro Hashimoto reaffirmed their security alliance last year, both Japan and America have been at pains to tell China that the alliance is not directed at anyone, only at coping with instability.
Kaniel, Massey and Robinson can't say for sure, but they note that other research has suggested that people who are optimistic by disposition are good at coping with problems and flexible about trying new courses of action when needed.
Leeds Crown Court heard Ms O'Donnell, who separated from Leighton's father before his birth, was "not coping with motherhood at all".
The health board also said it was having difficulty coping with capacity at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh because of rising population levels in Lothian.
Nevertheless, coping with informality comes at a high cost to Maria and millions others.
They have plenty of experience coping with earthquakes and typhoons at home, and can mobilise legions of volunteers at short notice.
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As an indication of the difficulty the players would have coping with the swirling wind at Knowsley Road, Eastmond's convertion kick drifted well wide of the posts.
Such a set-up is an elegant way of coping with a national shortage at the top: one head and five deputies are easier to find than two of each.
According to a 2008 study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, between one-third and one-half of all women will find themselves coping with low sexual desire at some point in their lives.
But the contract tower closings will contribute to the workload at other FAA facilities, which simultaneously will be coping with controller furloughs.
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"There aren't many spare houses in Ceredigion at the moment and this department has been under enormous pressure in coping with the workload, " said Ann Rees, assistant director of housing.
Am pleased with myself that the coping strategies I have learnt here at Clear-View (ECHG) really do work, but only if your willing to use them.
While he was to find coping with such extraordinary pressure an ongoing challenge, with the ball at his feet Best was arguably the most naturally gifted footballer Northern Ireland has ever produced.
The youngster is seen coping with the kind of adolescent problems that plague most teenagers - difficulties at school, girlfriend issues and dealing with his over-attentive parents.
What we can do, says Dr. Alex Crosby, a medical epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is teach coping skills so that when an individual is faced with any number of risk factors for suicide, he or she will have a level of inherent protection and the tools to combat suicidal behavior.
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