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...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Right Chemistry | 2/15/1993 | See Source »

...School Professor Christopher Edley Jr. denied the charges last week and labeled Lempert a "crank...

Author: By Brigette M. Roberts, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Researcher Says Law School Misused $3 Million Donation | 1/11/1993 | See Source »

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...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Icewomen Gear for Weekend | 12/5/1992 | See Source »

...Harvard's sophomore guard Nicole Crank responded within seconds with another triple to preserve the Crimson's lead...

Author: By Daria E. Lidsky, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: W. Cagers Luckier Than the Irish In First Exhibition Contest, 70-62 | 11/19/1992 | See Source »

...admitted that he had often been "disengaged" since the New York primary, helped shape the re-organization by doing what for him was the unthinkable: he wrote a memo. Titled "the Clinton Action Team," the document outlined what would become the famous quick-response war room, designed to crank out swift replies to any Republican charges. Clinton belatedly made it clear that the campaign's headquarters would continue to be in Little Rock, despite the loud objections of some aides who would have preferred any of several more cosmopolitan locations (Carville's choice, for example, was Atlanta). The aides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bill Clinton: The Long Road | 11/2/1992 | See Source »

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