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Dental erosion involves demineralisation where teeth are attacked by acids and tooth enamel is consequently worn away.
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In Japan, where Uniqlo has blanketed the countryside with more than 800 stores, some of the brand's luster has been worn away by strip-mall locations and humdrum atmospheres.
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The square of his wallet had worn away the corduroy from one of the back pockets, as if he often wore these pants, and always with the wallet in that place.
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Time has since worn away the rough edges.
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In the most serious cases the enamel is worn away to such an extent that the dentine (the substance that comprises the bulk of the tooth) or even the pulp (the root) of the tooth are exposed.
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The charity is currently funding some Leeds-based research into how artificial hips are worn away during the "swing phase" of walking, which it is hoped will highlight the benefits of different materials, and lead to recommendations to improve surgical techniques or design.
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Mine had worn away.
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And, the not so hidden expense and personal sacrifice needed to manage a large staff 8, 000 miles away have worn down the CEO.
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To 'commemorate' the 25th anniversary of the tie, they've decided to produce a new red away shirt as worn at Old Trafford in '84.
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On a dusty patch of ground now stands rack upon rack of western clothes, made perhaps in China or other parts of Asia but already worn in Europe or America and then given away to charities to be sold, for very little, all over Africa, even in places like Lundazi.
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England have historically worn red shirts with white shorts and red socks as an away strip option.
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Loeb's group has developed a device that mimics human skin, but puts the actual sensors away from places where skin is likely to be damaged or worn out.
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