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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are mostly harmful to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the negative effects or consequences that something has on a particular group, individual, or entity.
Example: "The chemicals released into the environment are mostly harmful to aquatic life, leading to a decline in fish populations."
Alternatives: "are primarily detrimental to" or "are largely damaging to".
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We find that transposition bursts do not help insertion sequences persist; rather, they accelerate the elimination of ISs from populations because IS-induced changes are mostly harmful to host genomes.
Mutations can give rise to new traits but are mostly harmful to the cells, or cause cancer; therefore, cells have evolved tools that can efficiently spot these mistakes and repair them.
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Currently there is no satisfactory explanation for why bacterial insertion sequences (ISs) widely occur across prokaryotes despite being mostly harmful to their host genomes.
In particular, past experiences show that outcomes from staging major events are mostly harmful, and their legacies planned to last only a short time.
Trump backers are nine points more likely to say that free-trade agreements are "mostly harmful" because they move jobs overseas and depress wages.
Close to six in ten (57%) Midwesterners say free trade agreements are mostly harmful because they send jobs overseas and drive down wages; only 36% say these agreements are generally helpful.
This may have been appropriate in our early ancestors, when being isolated from the group carried big physical risks, but for us the outcome is mostly harmful.
However, as in other studies [ 1], psychiatric drugs are mostly viewed as harmful or young people are uncertain as to their usefulness, which to some extent may influence non-adherence to treatment when prescribed by a healthcare professional.
As plants are a rich source of bioactive chemicals that are mostly free from harmful side effects, interest in finding natural tyrosinase inhibitors in bioactive chemicals is also increasing.
Since microorganisms are mostly responsible for breaking down these harmful chemicals, studies related to their biodegradability are extremely important.
Harmful effects are mostly played down, particularly by male khat users.
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