Doctors say that over time the damage interferes with the natural exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs.

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A lot of damage was caused by this crisis. It is going to take some time for us to grow out of this.

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Critics say that new, independent research proves the system will damage the Australian economy and cost jobs if it is introduced at a time of global recession.

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Det Ch Insp Jeff Riley said the investigation would take some time because of the damage caused by the fire.

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Fortunately, the host had to re-tape only the final five seconds of the show, so there was no big waste of time or damage to the interview due to my faux pas.

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The storm lasted about two hours, enough time to do plenty of damage.

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