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to encirclement
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The act of encircling or the state of being encircled
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Given the topological barrier that extended DNA segments present to encirclement by toroidal proteins, it is notable that two MCM-associated factors Cdt1 and GINS Cdc45 both appear to occlude the Mcm2/5 interface (Costa et al., 2011; Sun et al., 2013).
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About 200 North Korean soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle, however the alerted North Korean forces soon counterattacked by outflanking the 23rd Infantry Regiment to the east, and the 23rd Infantry Regiment was forced to retreat to avoid encirclement.
The 7th Armoured Division was diverted from Tilly-sur-Seulles, to advance through the gap in a flanking manoeuvre and force the to fall back, to avoid encirclement.
As a result the defending Ottoman units from Tsouka to Manoliasa retreated immediately to Ioannina in order to avoid encirclement.
The assault, spearheaded by the 502nd and 510th brigades, penetrated VRS defences manned by the 15th Bihać and 17th Ključ Brigades, forcing Zeljaja to withdraw his troops to the town itself to avoid encirclement.
It also caused a gap between the two forces, allowing Soviet forces to escape encirclement and retreat to the east.
In a chilling scenario, he predicts that Russia, in order to escape what it believes to be encirclement by Nato, will seize territory in eastern Ukraine, open up a land corridor to Crimea and invade the Baltic states.
Russia would play a more constructive role in regard to Iran if it began to fear "encirclement" by China and Iran.
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