It can also absorb heavy blows without sustaining damage.

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They said they felt compelled to act after the Scottish government and the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) "refused to heed their fears" over a new bill that would "further damage a profession that has had to absorb a series of crippling cuts in recent years".

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So what we want to do is fine-tune that special characteristic of the light so it shines back and it doesn't absorb into the material and cause damage.

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Set just off shore, it was designed to absorb wave energy and spare Male further damage.

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Those who suffer from celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder, cannot absorb the gluten found in these grains, resulting in damage to the intestines.

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"If a car's body cannot absorb the energy of a crash, it will logically result in more damage, more injuries to passengers, " said Alves, the doctor who specializes in traffic accident victims.

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They absorb light that would otherwise be picked up by lone chlorophyll molecules, thus preventing damage during the period of nutrient recovery.

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