Word: die
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Ronald L. Sullivan the president of the Harvard Black Law Students Association said at the rally, "Fasting is going to put something it the test--the government of the united States, to see whether they are going to let the Black people starve and die or change their policy. It will test the very moral fibers of this country...
Second, the president sincerely wanted to avert a "humanitarian tragedy at sea." Though he hadn't thought of it when he was on the campaign trail, Clinton suddenly realized that thousands of Haitians could die if they attempted the treacherous sea passage in their shabbily constructed boats...
...Institute and the American Cancer Society say yes -- every year or two. But a Canadian study last year seemed to say no, and an accumulation of new research supports that conclusion. While older women benefit from the specialized X-ray procedure -- those who have mammograms are less likely to die of breast cancer than those who don't -- there appears to be no difference in mortality for younger women. Mammograms may be much less likely to detect incipient tumors in younger women because their breast tissue is denser, making the X rays harder to read...
...progressive and fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system. Patients are usually stricken between the ages of 40 and 70. Their motor neurons begin to die and they lose control over their muscles. Life expectancy once symptoms are observed is usually between just two and five years...
...estimated that about 30,000 Americans are affected by ALS at any given time, with 5,000 new cases diagnosed every year. According to the ALS Association, some 300,000 Americans alive today will eventually die...