Most non-vertebral fractures are associated with falls, and this dependence on falls complicates the ability to predict fractures accurately.
Mr. Daley's premise is that success in selling a product, giving a speech or seeking a promotion rises and falls on the ability to hold the listeners' interest and, just as often, to convince them that they are holding yours.
Thanks to digital media, there is a greater premium on written language than at any time since the 18th century and for millions of users, one's online reputation rises or falls on the ability to make relatively sophisticated written-down jokes.
National frontiers are falling, and the ability to act globally is becoming a vital factor.
Any intervention stands or falls on the ability to plan and conduct the process from the perspective of project management [ 18, 24].
It is a shame that we are a culture who is raising children who value winning over integrity, who lack resourcefulness in the real world (vs. the techno world), and who fall short of the ability to show goodwill to others.
Fear of falling may limit the ability to perform ADL and physical exercise, but there is lack of studies on the fear of falling and its relation with balance performance, impact of FM, age, pain, weight, and other symptoms of FM.
But as the value of Enron shares fell, the ability of the Raptors to make repayment was increasingly impaired.
More powerful techniques and falling costs mean the ability to genetically modify humans, extend lifespan and predict a person's risk of disease from a readout at birth – as in the film Gattaca – are now on the horizon, said Alison Woollard of Oxford University.
Seated with a thick file of medical reports on her lap, she told of how in the months after her accident she developed headaches, felt her limbs go heavy, got persistent infections, repeatedly fell asleep, lost the ability to make decisions, and experienced what she called "burnout and angst".
