But as a symbol, the infant is much more than a harmless, nameless baby in a maternity ward here: she is frightening and, in some ways, what the fighting in Macedonia is all about.
But Granick contends the technique used for the break-in was much more basic and relatively harmless: They hacked the system but did not gain root access.
Out in the US this Friday, it's an indication of how America's attitude has changed towards fraternities, from harmless hijinks to something much more sinister.
Casey's group studied human families with multiple cases of situs inversus, which is usually harmless, or situs ambiguus, a much more dangerous condition in which the internal organs are scattered randomly.
The system must also become much more discriminating about whom it holds — dangerous criminals, not the harmless and sick.
More to the point, perhaps, given that the satisfaction of the game consists entirely in destroying elaborate but fragile edifices (the more damage you do the higher your score) should we regard his enthusiasm as a symptom of dangerous underlying impulses or a harmless release of desires that might prove much more lethal if applied to Post Offices, say, or the NHS?
It doesn't seem to matter that coyotes are relatively harmless, as researchers point out, as any person or pet is much more likely to be injured or even killed by a domestic dog.
The various chapters of the book alternate between harmless forgeries such as mixing dried pea grounds in coffee, and much more dangerous contamination by truly poisonous substances.
Of course, he really left much more: a trove of hypnotic photographs, 15 masterful sculptures, and the mystery of a seemingly harmless man with a very unusual passion that is equal parts inspiring and unnerving. .
