Word: comforting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Medical science is increasingly documenting the link between spirituality and physical health. A TIME cover story this past June reported a new study showing that one of the strongest predictors of survival after heart surgery is the degree to which patients draw strength and comfort from religion and that people who regularly attend religious services usually have lower blood pressure, less heart disease, lower rates of depression and better health overall than those...
...emergence of the issue complicates his campaign; he may have co-opted crime, welfare and budget balancing, but he can't turn into a Republican on this subject without losing a key constituency--the women who account for his double-digit lead. In that context, White House officials take comfort in the fact that the Senate will probably sustain the veto without their having to play hardball. "We respect that people have differences on this issue," says an aide. "We're not going out there twisting arms and cutting deals...
...provide. If your system breaks, they offer extensive on-site and drop-in service; it's much easier to carry your broken Power Book back to TPC than to ship it home to California. If you're a computer novice, TPC's higher prices may be worth the added comfort of having repair and service handled here in Cambridge...
...become, however unfortunate, commonplace. What cannot and should not become regular and accepted is the stifling classroom forum, dominated by graduate students desperate for dissertation advisors, recommendations or employment at the expense of undergraduates. Tolerance should not exist for a classroom where equal opportunity is an obscene joke, and comfort and confidence is but a distant dream...
...Crimson's season opener against UNH, a 2-1 win, left fans on the edge of their seats a bit too long for comfort...