asbestos

Example Sentences

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We set it up by the rostrum on a square of asbestos.

From Literature

A trial using proton beams to try to treat a cancer caused mainly by exposure to asbestos has been described as offering "realistic hope" to patients.

From BBC

"An illness can take several decades to develop, as we saw with asbestos," Lenssens said, adding his clients' properties in the area also stood to lose value.

From Barron's

The building was later closed after asbestos was found.

From BBC

Yet the WHO has put tanning beds in the highest cancer-risk category alongside smoking, asbestos and alcohol.

From BBC