Given the vulnerability of the older veteran population, the V.A. approval process is rigorous.
The chief inspector, Nick Hardwick, said such behaviour could "never be less than abusive given the vulnerability of the detained population".
An injury to Sami Hyypia yesterday has not helped their cause, given the vulnerability of those around him.
Panel chairman Penny Griffiths said: "The misconduct was extremely serious and there was a significant breach of trust, particularly given the vulnerability of the young people concerned.
And as an editor, sometimes, even I find that a safer arrangement, given the vulnerability of the reporters in simply stepping out of their homes".
An environment of impunity for such abuses should be regarded with considerable concern, especially given the vulnerability of those upon whom such abuses may be visited," it said.
"The high commissioner's office is dismayed that the governments of Laos and China appear to have abrogated their non-refoulement obligations, especially given the vulnerability of that group, all of whom are reported to be orphans," Del Buey said.
Given the vulnerability of Earth to extraterrestrial hazards and the potential of space-based resources to improve our quality of life, failing to invest in this area particularly when others like the Chinese are doing so seems terribly myopic.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert or whoever emerges as his successor in September might well be prepared to take risks that would not be worth it for the United States, especially given the vulnerability of our troops in Iraq.
Indeed, it is hard to imagine this figure becoming much better, given the vulnerability of power supply grids to bad weather, animals shorting out transformers and other equipment and drunken drivers hitting utility poles.
