Word: distressfully
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Saying Harvard pays its junior faculty far below market rate and does not make enough offers of tenure, they voiced distress that many talented junior faculty turn down offers from Harvard or leave the University as a result...
...cell-phone industry is treading cautiously. One trade group conceded the findings but stressed that phones could also enhance road safety by allowing drivers in distress to call for help. Even the Journal study did not say the phones were responsible for the accidents, but that they were merely associated with them. And Michael Goodman, a researcher with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, concurred, pointing out that the nature of a call--an argument, say--could be more distracting than the call itself...
...males with an aggressive bent, such a powerful simian sisterhood spells trouble. If a sexually mature bonobo male shows a female unwanted attention, she has merely to sound a distress call to bring an avenging group of females quickly to the scene. Males that misbehave in a nonsexual setting--say, at a feeding site, where they may try to hoard a cache of fruit and prevent other troop members from approaching--are similarly intimidated or chased off. Even males that reserve their aggression solely for one another find their behavior utterly unrewarded. The whole purpose of such mano a mano...
...stalemate has been exacerbated by profound economic distress in the territories. For seven months, Israel, in response to terror attacks, has curtailed the number of Arab day laborers allowed to enter Israel, contributing to a 50% Palestinian unemployment rate. Netanyahu recently agreed to increase the permits for day laborers by 18,000 to 50,000. Still, economic growth is impeded by Israeli restrictions. Lengthy security checks mean few Palestinian goods reach the Israeli market, even as Israeli products flow freely through the crossing points. Palestinian trade with Jordan and Egypt is restricted, also for security reasons, as is commerce between...
...Guard reauthorization bill. Tacked on at the last minute by a member of Shuster's committee, the amendment would, among other things, but most distastefully, shield cruise-line companies from lawsuits by women who are raped aboard their ships. Its wording allows the lines to escape liability for emotional distress and other noneconomic injuries as long as those injuries don't result from what is referred to as "substantial physical injury." Several Senators have threatened to filibuster the final bill if it contains the provision when it emerges from conference committee. Most cruise lines are already exempt from many...