Word: dangerously
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...government; emigration is permitted, and persecution is all but nonexistent. Tunisia's 10,000 Jews live quietly. There are only about 1,000 Jews in Algeria, and despite the government's intransigent views on Israel, they are not persecuted. In Saudi Arabia and Jordan, there is no danger of repression: all Jews have left...
...Others may even lie in court. In murder trials, for example, they may insist that they oppose capital punishment-though such persons are no longer automatically excused. Or they may answer yes when asked whether they have already made up their minds about a defendant's guilt. The danger is that if too many people escape duty, juries may not fairly express the values of the entire community...
...total hysterectomy, removing the ovaries as well as the uterus, was a drastic procedure that upset a woman's hormonal balance and was a possible danger to her emotional balance as well...
...Spice of Danger. The pleasures of such a trip were well described by British Writer Eric Hiscock in Cruising Under Sail. He wrote of "the spice that a suggestion of danger lends; the satisfaction of working the winds and tides to the best advantage; the feeling of achievement when a strange coast or harbor has been reached under sail; and the never-ending fascination of handling and looking after a seaworthy yacht and her gear...
...mercury in the production of men's hats, thus eliminating the "hatter's shakes" disease that may well have accounted for the peculiar behavior of the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. Until the problem was brought under control recently, other garment workers faced a potential health danger from inhaling fumes from the formaldehyde contained in permanent-press fabrics. According to an official government compilation, U.S. workers are exposed to no fewer than 182 "hazardous agents," ranging from acetaldehyde (used in making mirrors) to zirconium compounds (used in manufacturing deodorants). Even secretaries who handle office duplicating machines...