Baker sees Mozilla as a democratizing check against the predations of some of the biggest names on the Internet.

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The disarmed would be the law-abiding, nonaggressive members of society, who, unfortunately, would find themselves less able to defend themselves against the predations of those with guns.

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After all, Kony is reportedly inflicting his predations in parts of four African nations with a relative handful of followers, by some estimates as few as 300.

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But it illustrates not only how vulnerable the public is to the predations of small-time operators but also how such cases make it tough for honest entrepreneurs to sell nationally through the mail.

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We deplore the predations of rapacious deer together.

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"peacekeeping" personnel and the launching of a "coalition of the willing" determined to punish Serbia for its predations and to encourage conditions that will allow the Bosnian people to secure a fair and durable peace.

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The bulk of the movie shows a disastrous wedding party and its aftermath, in which the bride (Kirsten Dunst) and her sister (Charlotte Gainsbourg) seek, without success, to fend off the predations of anxiety and sadness.

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At a point in human history when natural predations should be less of a reason to flee one's home ground--increasingly we have the means to overcome droughts or infestations, and global warming (if true) isn't yet a reason to uproot--millions are heading to crowded cities or across deserts or oceans to reach more promising lands.

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