We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms. --Shak.
Syn: Mischief; evil; loss; injury. See {Mischief}.
Harm \Harm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harmed} (h[aum]rmd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harming}.] [OE. harmen, AS. hearmian. See {Harm}, n.] To hurt; to injure; to damage; to wrong.
Though yet he never harmed me. --Shak.
No ground of enmity between us known Why he should mean me ill or seek to harm. --Milton.
Both the 1982-83 and 1985-86 occurrences did major harm to fishing off the West Coast.
The move is likely to harm his chances, once seen as good, to become the country's prime minister soon.
A medicine commonly used to control epilepsy in pregnant women appears to cause minor birth defects and retardation, raising a dilemma about how to prevent seizures that can also harm the unborn, a study concludes.
The spokeswoman said that the EC objects to a number of provisions in the trade bill which it considers to be protectionist and to harm EEC interests.
The Quayle proposal would limit these damages to cases of bad intent, and punitives couldn't exceed twice the amount of actual harm.
Authorities said they provided the first automobile and the bulk of the 420,000 marks ($227,000) the robbers demanded to prevent any harm to the two captive bank employees, and had planned to pursue the getaway car.
"They don't want to harm them by undermining anything the U.S. is doing here."
The novelist invents a certain Lucy Moncrieffe, niece of the British foreign secretary of the time, Lord Aberdeen, but no harm is done and she makes a surprisingly uninhibited Victorian heroine.
But Jacob, asked whether tight budgetary restrictions might harm the war against drugs, said: "I don't think it will be as tough for drugs as it will be for a lot of things.
President Bush has authority to reject either deal if he believes it will harm U.S. national security or foreign policy interests.
Tax increases harm the economic expansion and reverse the trend to restoring control of the economy to individual Americans.
The assailants tied the officers to a tree and stole their automatic rifles but did not harm them, a police spokesman said.
The appeals court said city officials argued that "although Dlubak could reasonably foresee serious harm befalling Powdrill, he owed Powdrill no duty.
"These anti-competitive practices ultimately harm the consumer because retailers are prevented from buying soft drinks at the lowest possible price," LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Pennsylvania attorney general, said in a statement.
High fares and delayed flights not only harm business travellers and undermine development of a single market: they also undermine the competitive advantage of the EU's travel and tourism industries, which employ 19m people.
The Foundation on Economic Trends is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions in U.S. District Court to terminate the program until the Pentagon assesses possible harm from the research in greater depth.
The White House denied that the administration is leaking the allegations to harm Israel's image and undermine its relations with the U.S.
Lothar de Maiziere, East Germany's premier-designate, warned the East German exodus to West Germany could swell again if his countrymen sense monetary union could do them more harm than good.
The judge cited the potential for irreparable harm to the environment and scheduled another hearing on the matter for Feb. 17.
It does nothing to contribute to the settlement of the political issue involved, and does substantial harm to the FAO's credibility as an organization worthy of U.S. support." The PLO has observer status as an organization.
Mr. Yeltsin's sporadic, ill-prepared visits abroad have brought him more harm than good.
The hostage issue "has been widely exploited by Western forces to harm the image of Moslems," Fadlallah said.
Nesbitt's lawyer, Gregory English, said last week his client intended no harm to the United States.
Yet concern is mounting that restraints may do more harm than good.
No evidence of actual harm is needed. Furthermore, similar evidence may be treated as harmful in one case, but beneficial in another.
The others say tax rises in 1993 would harm a recovery though they might be needed later. Credit growth Broad money and credit growth 'may remain depressed' during this year.
"What they are doing is to harm the efforts at reconciliation, as well as the hopes of a peaceful transition to a new society," The Citizen newspaper said in an editorial July 5.
"As mine workers, they face many dangers, whether the hazards inherent in coal mining, the hardship caused by coal company economics or the threats of bodily harm at the hands of gun thugs," UMW President Richard Trumka said.
Of the harm to the Uncle Sam site, he said, "It depends on how historically significant you consider Uncle Sam.
"But, as our people say, they cannot succeed in doing us harm," he was quoted as saying in Monday's address.