Scientists had proposed that these "shore bears" fell into a state of semitorpor called "walking hibernation" to save energy, and thus be shielded from starvation.
Barton H. Thompson Jr., a law professor and director of the Woods Institute of the Environment at Stanford University, said the decision reflected the administration's view that "there is no way, if your factory emits a greenhouse gas, that we can say there is a causal connection between that emission and an iceberg melting somewhere and a polar bear falling into the ocean".
If you fail to cancel it because you've been mauled by a bear, fallen into a ravine, or you ran out of battery on your phone, it's all systems go.
When something is out of our grasp and is perceived too enormous to bear individually, we fall into the belief system that we are the victims of some grand cosmic scheme.
The fact that several taxa bear multiple GSKs that fall into separate subclades within clade I suggests that "clade I" may actually represent the products of an additional ancient duplication.
The Court sustained the tax, saying: 'The statute bears equally upon all who fall into the same class, and this satisfies the guaranty of equal protection.' Id., at 424, 57 S.Ct., at 776.
Just as violence seems inevitable, the men fall into a bear hug; the officer, Dante (Michele Di Mauro), who reappears later, and Guido turn out to be old friends.
The Labour leader was careful not to fall into obvious bear traps – such as calling Cameron a liar in saying he received no "specific information" about Andy Coulson's possible unsuitability to become his communications chief.
It would be very surprising if DfID allowed itself to fall into that bear trap, given its hugely expanded aid budget, large-scale commitments in longstanding recipient countries, and commitment to achieving results for the poorest (which is a lot easier in stable situations than conflict).
