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To leak fluid from, as in a breast implant

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However, in Section 5 we will come up with another proposal for the nonsymmetric case, which we think is better suited to deflate approximate eigenpairs.

Spectral deflation in Krylov solvers: a theory of coordinate space based methods

We will not hesitate to deflate and debunk pure political hokum.

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Some implants deflate (or rupture) in the first few months after being implanted and some deflate after several years; yet others are intact 10 or more years after the surgery.

SURGICAL RISKS OF IMPLANTS

A dominant idea in Scholars' Bedlam is that some humanists used Menippeanism as an acceptable literary form to deflate their own pretensions and to critique humanism itself.

Scholars' Bedlam: Menippean Satire in the Renaissance

Describing the modus operandi, the police said the money snatchers first deflate one of the tyres of their target's car and lie in wait.

Infiltrator ,C?Held for Snatching,C?Money,C?

When the pickup approached, officers laid out the spike strips, which have sharp, hollow spikes that puncture tires but allow them to slowly, and safely, deflate, Sgt.

Police use spike strips to stop driver in chase

For the 2007 annual revision, several changes to the methods used to deflate some components were adopted.

Director's message

If we don't slowly and gently deflate the speculative bubble that the dollar has become, we risk a sudden dive that doesn't help anyone."

Searching for answers to global trade questions

Still, it was sheer delight to watch this choreographer build and deflate intensity or create transitions out of small movement fragments.

INTELLECT AND KINETICS COLLIDE

But if boomers' retirements are going to deflate stocks, big changes are coming.

The Comming Retirement Crisis

A revolutionary road hump which is designed to deflate for emergency vehicles and drivers going under the speed limit has been unveiled.

Speeders get the 'intelligent' hump

Initially the idea of a moveable wall that could inflate and deflate was explored, but because of the potential for wear and tear, a static solution was developed.

MADE FROM SEDUCTIVELY SHINY BALLOON FABRIC, THIS SURREAL INFLATABLE HOARDING ON A TOKYO BUILDING SITE WITTILY REDEFINES THE NOTION OF SUCH TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND HAS BECOME A LOCAL LANDMARK

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