Word: controllable
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...side in the government's calculus is the fact that people who have homes now may not pay their mortgages on time, and, in some cases, will not pay them at all. Those numbers are rising and not falling, which undermines the premise that the federal government can control anything that it wants to control...
...need heat to run; rather, they use ATP, another chemical produced by mitochondria.) Adults with appreciable amounts of brown fat are usually those who have certain types of cancer or hyperthyroidism, conditions that stimulate the growth of brown fat. (Read an article about how kids who lack self-control are more likely to gain weight...
...Nick races with a new ferocity down the field. He sees plays seconds before everyone else, easily weaving himself between players and never rushing to the ball unless he is sure he can gain complete control of it. When Nick sees the need to stand back, he does; he doesn’t focus on where the ball is now but where it’s going...
...inexperienced players, Scalise and Botero tried to play conservatively in order to provide the space for Snow to make the big plays—but matters unraveled beyond their control. “It all happened too quickly. You don’t have time to think,” Scalise says in retrospect. “When you’re in a game, you just pretty much have to let it flow. If you think, you’re too late...
...alone. Three recent tragedies have thrust gun control back into the national discussion. On April 3, a Vietnamese immigrant in Binghamton, N.Y., shot and killed 13 people at an immigrant service center before taking his own life. On April 4, a Pittsburgh, Pa., man opened fire on three police officers responding to a domestic-disturbance call. All three officers died. That same day, a man from Graham, Wash., distraught that his wife was planning to leave him for another man, shot and killed his five children and then committed suicide. These horrible tragedies are already roiling gun-control advocates...