Whether it is intended or not, the missile launches serve as an implicit reminder to South Korea of the North's ability to inflict massive damage on very short notice.
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Not only is the economic stimulus package loaded with pork and welfare, but it will also inflictdamageon American businesses, large and small.
The research suggests that in some narcolepsy patients the immune system produces antibodies which inflictdamageon the brain tissues, and trigger symptoms of narcolepsy.
"I have always maintained that Mr Ashby's application was about manipulating the justice system to inflictdamageon my reputation and political career, and to advance the interests of the Liberal National Party, " he said.