41.   While the country was still absorbing the shock of the attacks, the Naval Academy was reacting the way it has been prepared to react.

42.   With the Re-Flex VSP, the pylon compresses and absorbs the shock, then springs back.

43.   Yen is cautiously optimistic about the American economy, saying it was big enough to absorb the shock of the attacks.

44.   It was designed to help the country absorb economic shocks if the average oil price drops sharply.

45.   Pre-fabricated houses would be better able to absorb the shock of future quakes, Ashouri said.

46.   The central bank then absorbs the shock of this by juggling funds.

47.   The Macroeconomic Stabilization Fund is designed to help absorb economic shocks if the average oil price drops sharply.

48.   Without floating exchange rates to absorb external shocks, countries in Asia would still be able to cope through cooperation.

49.   A honeycomb structure and plywood absorb the shock.

50.   But government officials countered such concerns by saying the economy is strong enough to absorb any shock from market opening.