| Hypercapnia can also decrease respiratory muscle contractility, leading to a vicious circle of carbon dioxide retention. |
| Disorganized and misleading reports from muddle-headed reporters create a vicious circle which aggravates the situation. |
| Cultural stereotypes, expectations and self-images play a significant role in the vicious circle of poverty. |
| Cultural neglect, they say, reflects social neglect, and it becomes a vicious circle. |
| He hopes that vicious circle can now be broken by allowing shoppers to trade too. |
| They become trapped in a vicious circle in which poverty begets lawlessness and lawlessness begets more poverty. |
