The booster rockets were not constructed in segments vulnerable to leakage through O-rings, which caused the destruction of Challenger.

One legal scholar, Paul Cassell, argues that most verified false confessions come from vulnerable segments of the population, such as people with mental disabilities.

Kass (2001) suggested that interventions targeting already vulnerable segments of the population may face certain ethical challenges.

The report says an associate administrator considered adding to a news release information on the risks of exposure to fine dust particles for the more vulnerable segments of the population.

We're pitting two very poor and very vulnerable segments of our society against each other.

Providing health care to a vulnerable segment of the population is a legitimate social goal.

Some portion of businesses take advantage of the public - including those segments most vulnerable to exploitation - yielding many millions of dollars of profits.

The point being that the vulnerable segment, where you're going over the air from your computer to the coffee shop or airport access point, that's encrypted.

He also notes that his program seeks to cover one of the most vulnerable segments of the population.

The cutoff provision, she maintained, "is punitive and directed toward the most vulnerable segment of our population, the children."