| 1 | The retailer has to absorb the cost of wastage. | |
| 2 | The long sickness wasted his strength. | |
| 3 | This loss upon loss has left me feeling sad and brittle and about seven thousand years old. | |
| 4 | Equipment wears out and needs to be replaced more often than library resources. | |
| 5 | Centenarians avoid age-associated diseases, but you see a lot of systemic wear and tear. |