Word: anguishingly
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...refused the Quinlans' request to remove Karen from her respirator nor the guardian appointed by the court to represent her nor the attorneys who represent the legal rights of the county and the state-none of these rival authorities can avoid a sense of uneasiness at prolonging the anguish of Joseph Quinlan and his wife Julia Ann. Their court argument is really a search for answers to questions for which there are no clear legal precedents...
...Patty Hearst is acquitted on the grounds that she has been "brainwashed" (i.e., subjected to torture and mental anguish to alter her beliefs), then the thousands who have lived in the hellholes of city slums should be acquitted on the grounds of having experienced more pain than Patty ever will...
...April, should be allowed to die "with grace and dignity." Both Roman Catholics, they have the support of their priest but not of their doctors or the state authorities. "We sympathize with the Quinlans," says New Jersey Attorney General William Hyland. "We do not wish to add to their anguish." But he insists that state law does not permit a termination of treatment. And no matter how Superior Court Judge Robert Muir rules, the case will probably be appealed, because of its gravity, to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Then, if Karen is still alive, it may well be appealed...
Unfortunately, Quinn is not alone in his anguish; thousands of other jobless Illinoisans also have been kept waiting to get their benefit checks for inexcusably long periods. Just how many cannot be counted, since the IBES has been no more efficient at keeping track of how far behind it is than at handing out the money. But in August only 46.8% of Illinois jobless got their first checks within 28 days of filing a claim-the standard laid down by the U.S. Department of Labor. By contrast, 80% of the jobless in New York and Ohio, and 88% in California...
...cache of hot diamonds. Director Ralph Nelson (Lilies of the Field) and his writ ers evoke mocking memories of The Defiant Ones by giving Poitier his custom ary handcuffs and a weak bladder to go along with them. This combination of circumstances results in a certain amount of anguish, requiring the reluctant assistance of his unfettered friend (the exemplary Caine...