Word: carelessly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Moreover, Wiesenthal, and this is a shocking surprise, often seems to be a careless detective. He moves from pure conjecture to assumed fact on the barest circumstantial evidence. But he does suggest with some conviction that the wealthy, Jewish-born Christians who financed Columbus' expedition for Ferdinand and Isabella had hopes of more than monetary return: if not the discovery of the lost tribes, perhaps at least a new land to which Jews could emigrate rather than convert to Christianity...
Many people view conservation as the impossible attempt to push society backwards, away from the technology it has developed. We cannot ignore technology, but we must change our careless and short-sighted attitudes. Each person should carefully reassess which uses of energy are actually necessary for him and for society...
...about the size of a cigarette pack; in one case, they report, the piece was over 7 in. long. The temptation to swallow such unmanageable amounts seems to be greatest among those with poor teeth or dentures, although a few drinks make eaters of any age more careless about their chewing. Alcohol also slows the normal gagging reaction, allowing food to lodge far down the windpipe, with often fatal results. The typical victim is over 50 years old and usually white...
...Assaults go up on weekends especially during football season because people have more to drink and are a little more aggressive," Kenny said. "Robberies also increase because of the tendency for students to be a little careless when they return to school," he said...
...without alimony but picking up the $100 bills he flings after her. This climactic scene echoes Nora's liberation in A Doll's House. Elena comes as close as she ever does to coherent motivation. She is leaving, she says, because "I would be careless of my life if I stayed here ... I might make someone hurt...