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It is of the utmost importance that the Commission should propose measures in order to alleviate this particularly painful shortcoming. The shortcoming relates to the risks associated with the exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR). This is your shortcoming, escaping reality. That it ignores this fact is perhaps the most glaring shortcoming of this proposed directive. The current regulation does not contain clear provisions on good new rules remedy this shortcoming. Despite this shortcoming I have voted for the report. There is therefore a significant shortcoming. There's also a good chance that he has some type of shortcoming.	But the chances of two people having the same defect... Could be some kind of genetic defect or toxic pollutants. This woman has a genetic defect. Recent cases have clearly illustrated this defect. Since we already ruled out trauma, the dissection's probably a genetic defect. You have a genetic defect, choose to ignore it. It's some sort of birth defect. You had a congenital heart defect.

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It is of the utmost importance that the Commission should propose measures in order to alleviate this particularly painful shortcoming.
The shortcoming relates to the risks associated with the exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR).
This is your shortcoming, escaping reality.
That it ignores this fact is perhaps the most glaring shortcoming of this proposed directive.
The current regulation does not contain clear provisions on good new rules remedy this shortcoming.
Despite this shortcoming I have voted for the report.
There is therefore a significant shortcoming.
There's also a good chance that he has some type of shortcoming.

But the chances of two people having the same defect...
Could be some kind of genetic defect or toxic pollutants.
This woman has a genetic defect.
Recent cases have clearly illustrated this defect.
Since we already ruled out trauma, the dissection's probably a genetic defect.
You have a genetic defect, choose to ignore it.
It's some sort of birth defect.
You had a congenital heart defect.