Word: comfortes
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...Bush has to get us all to put on hard hats, give up comfort and certainty and indulgence for something larger than ourselves. It's not going to be as hard to start this war as to continue one that doesn't yield victory without ground troops in a country that's a guerrilla's dream and a general's nightmare...
...take too much comfort from these new measures. They won't necessarily fix what an industry expert calls the "dirty little secret of aviation." At its root is an inherent conflict of interest: profit-driven airlines are largely responsible for screening passengers. The more money and time they spend in that process, the less efficient and profitable they become. It's not that they strive to be lax, but security isn't their business. Last Thursday a Northwest Airlines flight crew in Phoenix, Ariz., deliberately got through security carrying a pocketknife and corkscrew, just to show how weak the system...
...trip and get trampled by others. I slowed down after running to the next block. It was then that I met Kristin, one of the three new friends I made on the street that morning. Kristin was crying, so I went over to hug her, hoping to comfort her and also to calm my own nerves. Kristin and I walked some more, away from other tall buildings, having no real idea where we could go that would be safe. When we had gone just about as far as we could, we stood in a long line for a pay phone...
...practice extreme ideologies and beliefs have used Christianity, Judaism and Islam as a political tool in a bad way, and I hope that tonight we’ll use religion for what its supposed to do,” she said. “As something that brings comfort, and brings unity...
Rick Du Puy: People find this hard to believe, but it was actually comfort. Your knees can become topically cold, but its not as if your knees are as important as your shoulders or your neck. If your shoulders or your neck are warm, you are warm. If your knees are cold, you can live with that. You can put up with that for short periods of time, and it college in the winter youre mostly just walking between buildings anyway. When Im indoors, I always find pants are too warm...