That dominance often expresses itself in terms of relative height.

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Epidemiologic studies over the past 40 years have identified numerous risk factors for breast cancer, including: older age, an early age at menarche, a late age at first full-term birth, not having children, a family history of breast cancer in a first-degree relative, greater height, higher circulating estrogen levels, postmenopausal hormone use, breast density, history of breast biopsies, obesity (for postmenopausal breast cancer), and exposure to ionizing radiation.

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The pessimists argue that for all its construction boom (William Penn's statue, once setting a limit to any building's height, became a relative dwarf more than a decade ago), Philadelphia is still a laggard, slowed down by a history of outdated habits and infrastructure that does not apply to sunbelt cities such as Atlanta or Houston.

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You may also find it helpful to talk with a trusted friend, relative, teacher or therapist if your height is making you unhappy.

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The biggest fear on Wall Street is that finance, which accounted for a staggering 40% of corporate profits at the height of the credit bubble, faces decades of relative decline.

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More striking was the phenomenon's sensitivity to timing: sons conceived at the height of the famine (March-April 1945) showed the highest relative risk of schizophrenia.

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The Met Office's "feels like temperature" takes into account expected air temperature, relative humidity and the strength of the wind at around 5 feet (1.5m) - the typical height of a person's face.

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