Word: discomforting
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...honestly reporting his own reactions in the book, Kidder says he aimed “to acknowledge the kind of discomfort that one’s bound to feel from time to time in the company of a guy like that”—to make his book truer and fuller than “a campaign biography...
Farmer, too, has had his share of discomfort in connection with Kidder’s book—some of which showed through at a recent event the two held together at Longfellow Hall, sponsored by Harvard Book Store...
Much of Farmer’s discomfort is not so much with Kidder or the book as with his own fame—what he describes as the unintended side effects of his relentless efforts to promote Partners in Health’s agenda of a preferential option for the poor. Paul Farmer may not be a household name, but as infectious-disease doctors go, he is a veritable celebrity...
...remind ourselves of the reason for his discomfort. Vanitas had mocked three emperors, and had supported two incursions of his followers into the Empire. The Emperor saw an opportunity to avenge one of those emperors, his father, Desperatus Maximus, whilst boosting the coffers of Rome with much needed booty. After all, bread and circuses cost money, and the senators remain reluctant to part with any of their riches. At a stroke, Nuntius Minimus could please everyone. That is, of course, other than non-Romans...
...artificial sweeteners involved can still give food developers--and dieters--fits. Most sweets rely on a family of sugar substitutes called sugar alcohols, which are slowly digested carbohydrates that have minimal impact on insulin levels. But as most diabetics know, too much of this fake sugar can cause intestinal discomfort. Some Hershey's lovers learned that lesson the hard way earlier this year when, after 10 years in the lab, the world's third biggest chocolate maker introduced sugar-free versions of its flagship chocolate bars and Reese's peanut butter cups. For its sweetener, Hershey settled on a sugar...