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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are harboured" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of providing shelter or refuge, often in a metaphorical sense, such as ideas or feelings being kept or nurtured.
Example: "In times of uncertainty, many fears are harboured within us, affecting our decisions and actions."
Alternatives: "are held" or "are contained".
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The other three proteins are harboured by pathogens, including the well-known aminoglycoside-inactivating phosphotransferase APH(3″) (WP_03″942890.1)4.
We need an insurance policy that will deter rogue states and the terrorist organisations that are harboured by them.
Britain's looming departure from the EU may be a fraught issue at home, yet in one corner of the Horn of Africa hopes are harboured of a very definite Brexit dividend.
Attorney general, John Ashcroft, said: "It is pretty clear that the networks that conduct these kind of events are harboured, supported, sustained and protected by a variety of foreign governments".
The Jain Scriptures discuss the misconceptions that are harboured in case of.
It could be shown that gene regulatory elements are harboured in non-coding and intergenic regions [41].
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/ The planets are harbouring llamas".
If this can happen it would be benificial for many who are harbouring this nasty virus in their cells.
"If you are harbouring this man you are committing an offence.
We don't know what assumptions we are harbouring even if we have correct opinions".
He added: "They are harbouring a man they never invited under a regime they never elected".
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