It causes no direct physical harm but may be disruptive and costly.

此举虽然没有造成直接的人身伤害，但可能会造成破坏并且代价高昂。

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Even if a therapy carries little risk of direct physical harm, it may still turn out to be a waste of time and money.

即使这些治疗对人体健康不会造成很大的直接伤害，但仍可能造成时间和金钱的浪费。

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First, the individual being helped is in distress and unless it escapes on its own it will suffer severe physical harm.

第一，得到帮助的个体动物遇到险情，如果它自己不逃走，将遭受严重的身体伤害。

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Lead can harm mental and physical development even in babies before they are born.

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There is an ennemy out there, and wants to do harm, physical harm, economic harm, to the American people, to our way of life.

敌人还逍遥法外,想要伤害我们，不论身体还是经济，想伤害美国人民，破坏我们的生活。

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It would not have done anything, except possibly put her at risk for physical harm.

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The Kent Safeguarding Children Board concluded there was never any evidence to suggest "a risk of physical harm".

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But they have been for criminal behaviour (doing physical harm to people, taking drugs), never for abusive speech.

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