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fall into the wrong hands |
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fall into the wrong hands Fig. to become associated with the wrong person; to become the possession of the wrong person, I don't want these plans to fall into the wrong hands. This could be dangerous if it fell into the wrong hands. fall into the wrong hands if something falls into the wrong hands, a dangerous person or an enemy starts to own or control it There are fears that weapons might fall into the wrong hands. If this sort of information fell into the wrong hands, we could be in serious trouble. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Procedures designed under the Nunn-Lugar Act (1991), following the end of the cold war, were an important attempt to ensure that the vast quantities of nuclear materials manufactured in the former Soviet Union would not fall into the wrong hands. Such internal safeguards are helpful in avoiding any potential culpability if secure information was to fall into the wrong hands, Bennison says. Of course a danger in being able to artificially increase trust with a drug is that the drug may fall into the wrong hands and be used for the wrong purposes. |
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