Word: determent
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...provided to back up the claim. It is a theory, not a study supporting the theory, but simply a theory,” he wrote in an e-mailed statement. Lichtenfeld expressed his worry that Retsky’s findings may reinforce African-American fears about cancer surgery and deter patients from seeking treatment. “Unfortunately, by the time mainstream media reports arrive to consumers, all they hear is that the myth may be true, a claim that is as potentially dangerous as it is unsupportable with the current state of knowledge,” the statement read...
...injuries. The disabled bus was towed from the scene, shutting down the Turnpike for five minutes, Bousquet said. A second Fung Wah bus was dispatched soon after to transport the passengers to New York. Fung Wah is popular among students and several said that the recent accident would not deter them from using the bus line. Allison J. La Fave ’10 said she is aware of Fung Wah’s purported “sketchiness,” but insisted that she “wouldn’t shy away from using Fung Wah?...
...Jong Il. From senior party members down to young children, North Koreans have boasted to recent visitors that Kim's great feat of testing a nuclear bomb last October has enabled their country to stand as an equal with the big powers. Second, the nuclear program is intended to deter a possible external attack-indeed, Pyongyang blames America's military prowess and policy of pressure for its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Third, North Korea's nuclear capability gives it an upper hand militarily in relation to the South-an important consideration, especially with the reduction and, possibly, the eventual withdrawal...
...Even though people are pressing drinks into your hand like you are Lindsay Lohan during a particularly rough night at Hyde, try not to drink them. They are made for seasoned alcoholics and not for people that throw up after one beer.2) Don’t let the bouncers deter you. You are a deserving person in your own right, even if you were never on “As the World Turns.”3) Don’t let people dissuade your judgment. If you think something is ugly, then it probably is. For example, just because...
...effort to recapture a sense of community seems futile amid such isolation and fear. Some mothers have determined that the safest course is to avoid their neighbors. "I don't want to know these people," Diana said. "I don't trust 'em." Six months ago, a handful of deter mined mothers in Cabrini overcame their fear of retaliation from the gangs and joined Mothers Against Gangs, a group assembled by Betty Majors, who lives near Cabrini-Green and lost her 17-year-old daughter to a stray gang bullet three years ago. She is leading the crusade to negotiate...