Word: cranked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sweet conceit, taking into account both the curious new ways we make connections along our electronic highways and romance's age-old need to crank up passion by placing frustrations in true love's path. Given that many of the + traditional obstacles like class, ethnic and religious differences are readily overcome these days by enlightened people, it's smart to recognize that about the only thing left to distance people is, yes, distance -- good old basic geography...
...that lends support to arguments that passionate romantic love is short-lived. As with any amphetamine, the body builds up a tolerance to PEA; thus it takes more and more of the substance to produce love's special kick. After two to three years, the body simply can't crank up the needed amount of PEA. And chewing on chocolate doesn't help, despite popular belief. The candy is high in PEA, but it fails to boost the body's supply...
...School Professor Christopher Edley Jr. denied the charges last week and labeled Lempert a "crank...
Right now, all eyes are upon the Elis. For a Crimson team that has had trouble scoring--only one goal total in its three losses to Providence, St. Laurent and New Hampshire--the chance to play a traditionally-weak Yale team should give the offense a chance to crank...
...Harvard's sophomore guard Nicole Crank responded within seconds with another triple to preserve the Crimson's lead...