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...Priests and nuns may not buy or use cars without special permission-and even then may not travel in an automobile with only one member of the opposite sex, even members of the immediate family. Nuns at the wheel must adapt their habits to allow sufficient vision and freedom of movement for traffic safety. Nuns on begging missions must never go about singly, and neither nuns nor friars must beg in streets, public squares, bars, offices, hotels, private houses or sports arenas...
...some years, I, as well as others, have been writing and speaking on precisely these matters-attempting to show that every individual and, in fact, every atom are rooted in a Perfect Infinity or God-consciousness beyond the range of space and time. The Church would do well to adapt to these realities and thereby strengthen its position as a true gateway to the God-source...
...fewer than ten students in the average class, there is a disquieting pressure to participate, and the result may be an excessive premium on verbosity. Translated into a pressure to contribute, however, this discomfort too can be intellectually beneficial. The educational policy proves immensely valuable to those that can adapt to it, but the transition from high school is difficult. Some girls never quite make...
When the researchers took material from apparently healthy tissues of mouse cancer victims and injected it into fresh animals, the speed of tumor induction doubled. This suggests that, like many known viruses, the cancer-causing particles adapt themselves to grow in the new host species and may be widespread through the body...
...their study of adult male criminals, the University pair found three unusual criteria which seem to determine success or failure in correctional prisons. Foreign born offenders adapt better to correctional treatment than native ones do; sons of poor families adapt better than sons of moderate or wealthy ones; and men who started work at an early age adapt better than those who started later...