Sentence examples for otherwise vulnerable from inspiring English sources

This reflex results in the rapid withdrawal of the cirri, which are otherwise vulnerable to predation, especially by fish.

She said that for excluded or otherwise vulnerable children SRE should be on a par with maths and English.

The sick, those in poverty and otherwise vulnerable do not seem to rate highly on the Tory ideology scale.

One approach is to augment an otherwise vulnerable high surface area material such as activated carbon with a robust surface coating.

In this role, Mr. Costello leads impact litigation to preserve access to health care for low-income, chronically ill and otherwise vulnerable populations.

"Republicans are shoring up dozens of otherwise vulnerable freshmen and endangered members — and that's a huge advantage heading into 2012," Mr. Wasserman said.

In a situation in which he might otherwise be vulnerable and cornered, he was strong and clear.

Whereas she had to know more than anyone else in any given situation, or she would otherwise be vulnerable".

As a result, vegetation flourishes on and near termite mounds in ecosystems that are otherwise highly vulnerable to "desertification," or the environment's collapse into desert.

Democrats and liberal consumer advocates assert that the commercials are clearly misleading, an effort to provide political cover to Republicans who would otherwise be vulnerable on the issue.

Herd immunity occurs when vaccination rates in a population are high enough that a pathogen stops circulating readily, so that even individuals who would otherwise be vulnerable, like babies or cancer patients, are protected.