1.   An immigrant labour force would always be needed as a buffer to absorb the shocks of alternating booms and recessions.

2.   He was under sedation, Sister Cooney informed Rim, and was best left alone until he had absorbed the shock.

3.   Indeed, permanently fixed exchange rates could be positively harmful since changing parities can act as a buffer to absorb economic shocks.

4.   Riders must be in excellent physical and mental condition to absorb the shock of bouncing over the water.

5.   The insole is designed to absorb shock and provide arch support.

6.   The problems came in absorbing the shock.

7.   The racket also absorbs shock on impact by way of its Tri-Level Shock Suppression System.

8.   Steel barriers can bend and absorb the shock.

9.   The alley walls absorbed the shock and a bloody mushroom cloud rose above the devastation now occurring behind the Tomorrowman Tavern.

10.   And it may be a good idea to do some strength training first to build up muscle mass, which helps absorb the shock.