Sentence examples for inflicts costs from inspiring English sources

In another context it inflicts costs to growers through damage to almonds pre-harvest.

Animal behaviour also inflicts costs on humanity, particularly through damage to food crops grown for human consumption.

That means the Kremlin often ends up inflicting costs on the Russian population when formulating sanctions against the West.

Here we investigate moralistic punishment, a behavior designed to inflict costs on another individual in response to a perceived moral violation.

Throughout vertebrate evolution, asymmetries in the ability to inflict costs on others (i.e., formidability) have determined the outcomes of contests over limited resources.

Some of these behaviors function by inflicting (or threatening to inflict) costs on a partner who might be tempted to be unfaithful or to terminate the relationship, whereas others function by bestowing benefits on a partner to encourage her fidelity and commitment.

While these features may be "effective" in the short-term, they are detrimental to economic growth in the long run; similarly, they may be beneficial to stakeholders but can inflict costs on others and on social good (Fan 2002; Li 2003; Lee 2007).

Who is more able to inflict costs or confer benefits?

Powerful people are those who can inflict costs on us if we don't pay attention to their wishes or who can confer benefits when we do.

Social status matters in mate choice because it is associated with access to resources [54], [55], and is also associated with intra-sexual competition, by signaling the capacity to inflict costs on a rival [45].

Accurately assessing other's ability to inflict costs (i.e. physical size and muscularity) can be an advantageous way to face competition by discerning whether to avoid or to engage in conflict [18], [45], [57].