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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A sudden or violent change: social upheavals.  2, record 1, English, - upheaval

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The political upheavals in eastern Europe ... had an effect. Textile industries there had long been neglected and were unable to compete in an opening market.  3, record 1, English, - upheaval

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

However, whether such purportedly redundant species are really surplus to the ecosystem (in terms of functions performed) is difficult to prove. Genetic and chemical differences may well mean that opportunities exist to interact uniquely with other species or that so-called redundancy is really a major positive mechanism for buffering ecosystems against abrupt change, which would enhance both short- and long-term stability.  1, record 2, English, - change

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Des différences génétiques et chimiques peuvent faire en sorte qu'elles n'interagissent qu'avec certaines autres espèces bien précises ou signifier que cette soi-disant redondance est en réalité un mécanisme positif important qui protège les écosystèmes contre les bouleversements majeurs et qui permet d'accroître la stabilité à court et à long terme.  1, record 2, French, - bouleversement

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish