Word: complexing
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...swing has become the pagan totem of our spring rite, and we—its fanatics—flock to it out of simple glee or hipster irony. Like a hypnotic pendulum lulling away the vulgarities of everyday stress, the tire swing beckons us to Yardfest in a more complex way than the food monopoly and in a more subtle way than the rap stars. One can imagine Yardfest without the dining services’ cornucopia, without the spectacle of saccharine country and ironic rap and perhaps without even the Yard itself. But Yardfest without a tire swing? Impossible?...
...Lewis, a professor of biology at Northeastern, said that the underlying hypothesis of this paper suggests that the properties of soil bacteria that allow them to grow on antibiotics also allow them to resist antibiotics in more complex environments, like in an organism...
...This article contains a complex diagram. Please see hardcopy of magazine...
...history through conversations with relatives, especially her father and her uncle. During her genealogical exploration, Yalini comes to realize that she is the product of her ancestors, most resembling an aunt named Uma who was brilliant but suffered from an undefined mental disorder, possibly schizophrenia. The novel develops a complex and multi-faceted relationship with tradition. We see Yalini’s family tree before we hear a word of the story, and this respect for tradition is further emphasized by Yalini’s admiration for her mother, who does things “Properly?...
...promoting art sales. But there's good reason to think Albanel's project will get clearance. First, the plan is nearly pain-free for the state: commercial banks, not the government, would provide the zero-interest loans to purchasing clients in exchange for tax breaks for supporting the arts. Complex rules and restrictions that have limited corporate investment in art to only the largest French companies are also to be relaxed and simplified to encourage smaller businesses to get involved. Similarly, loosening tight regulations on large art auction houses would aim to stimulate that trade, and in doing so increase...