Word: arduous
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...that part is fine. I hope it doesn’t sound like I’m complaining, because we all have our own crosses to bear. The stutterer’s is not necessarily more arduous because it is more visible. But what is surprising and unsettling, what does merit comment, is when educated people consider shots at a genetic speech impediment to be fair game while other slurs are not. The nimblest speaker couldn’t come up with a defense for that...
While it’s certainly a fulfilling personal achievement to win this competition, it’s ultimately irrelevant whose name is announced as the winner during the finale next Wednesday night. All of the finalists will not only have reached the end of an arduous competition but also have shed light on the veiled dance world for viewers across the country...
...most people, Aug. 27 is a day just like any other. Tucked in between the carefree yawn of summer and the impending rigors of fall, it straddles a bittersweet block of the calendar, but to Karen Dyer, it is much more than that. Aug. 27, 1994, marked her arduous transition from typical teen to cancer patient. That was the day doctors removed what they thought was a benign cyst above her left hip. Then 15, Dyer learned that her life had changed forever. "It's funny," she says. "My main worry then was losing my hair, of looking different from...
Then, after a long, arduous and self-conducted equipment set up, MOS began to play to an excited audience...
...streets, squares and boulevards, and 709 parking spaces have been removed. Despite the increased space, residents accuse the council, and the Green Party that heads it, of poor planning. Extended sidewalks eaten up by cafe tables and empty cycle lanes that meander up one of Paris's most arduous climbs are a waste of public funds, they argue...