More diversified and hedged energy companies like ExxonMobil are better able to withstand such a problem.
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In both sites, houses which had been designed to withstand quakes had been built.
The reactor at Fukushima wasn't designed to withstand a 9.0 earthquake or a 50-foot tsunami.
It is in much better shape to withstand the blow, thanks to prudent macroeconomic policy.
Retailers whose sales per employee are high are better able to withstand these cost pressures.
And from that we design the plants to be able to withstand that kind of activity.
The only question is whether it will be positioned to withstand the onslaught when it comes.
The plasma lights are also hardy enough to withstand extreme hot and cold temperatures.
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Every one has 20-feet-high walls, built of sun-baked mud studded with pebbles to withstand machinegun bursts.
The New Orleans levees are built to withstand 20 feet, according to the weather service.
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Furyk, who had held the lead from Friday afternoon, was unable to withstand Simpson's great play.
As for build quality, the hinge is durable enough to withstand all that maneuvering.
Time is bought for Europe's banks to make their balance sheets better able to withstand losses.
They had designed their gunboats to cut nets and be strong enough to withstand ramming.
He believed that smaller properties, without restaurants, would be better able to withstand a recession.
The rugged panels are waterproof and built to withstand the abuse of everyday use.
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China's banks should also be able to withstand falling house prices better than their American counterparts.
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Not only will well-capitalised banks be able to withstand further squalls in the credit markets.
"The electronic instruments are not built to withstand water pressure at 3, 500 metres, " Mr Faure said.
Moreover, Mr Capriles will have to withstand centrifugal forces in the heterogeneous MUD coalition.
They are all small by international standards and consolidation was thought necessary to withstand international competition.
The residents courageous enough to withstand such intimidation will oppose the school's expansion on various grounds.
Enter Ridgid's Jobsite Radio, hailed as the first iPod-toting boombox designed to withstand just about anything.
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They are already used in motor vehicles for components that have to withstand critical loads.
But they misjudged the thin capacity of deleveraging economies to withstand shocks by taking on more debt.
It is a U-shaped underground villa, built of metre-thick concrete slabs to withstand air and artillery attack.
Mary Woolnoth has a threatening mien, as though its fortresslike walls were needed to withstand dangerous pressures.
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But the U.S. economy is not nearly as well equipped as in 1987 to withstand the stresses.
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Because of this program, 7.5 million people were able to withstand the drought without seeking emergency aid.
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