1.   But critics say the measure would hurt the livelihood of small-scale inventors, subjecting them to greater risk of theft and litigation.

2.   Dal Col said the ranking never hurt his livelihood because he was in a large practice in a town where people knew him.

3.   Farmers mounted demonstrations against imports, saying they were hurting their livelihood.

4.   Frequent oil spills have tainted the land and water, killing crops and animals, hurting the livelihood of farmers.

5.   Shepherds say the killings hurt their livelihood.

6.   It destroys the fragile marine eco-system and ultimately, hurts the livelihood of the very people who commit the act.

7.   Taiwan will keep its ban on several popular teas to prevent hurting the livelihood of its own tea growers, officials said.

8.   Certain agricultural products are viewed as sensitive because opening them up too quickly to foreign competition could hurt the livelihood of farmers in those countries.

9.   Trade in such products is considered sensitive because freeing it up could hurt the livelihood of farmers in importing nations with sizeable rural populations and powerful farm lobbies.

10.   Such products are considered sensitive because opening them to free trade could hurt the livelihood of farmers in importing nations with sizeable rural bases.