Word: drawbacking
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...Crimson harriers open their 1980 spring season today against Princeton in a haze of uncertainty. With abundant talent and depth, the only drawback to a winning season may prove injuries on this perennially ailing squad...
...obnoxious fluid. The pencil-thick device can be clipped to the inside of a dress, bra or nightgown; when pressed lightly, the ampoule breaks, releasing the ardor-killing odor. One rape crisis expert frets that Rapel "lulls the user into a false sense of security." Perhaps, but another drawback has already been solved: each package comes with a container of a neutralizing fluid that quickly dissipates the smell...
...basketball coach Frank McLaughlin has faced an additional obstacle--facility. "The IAB (Indoor Athletic Building) just turns people off," he says. "That is a minus, but it is changeable. The other drawback is our lack of winning tradition. That is also changeable," he adds...
Wilson said these factors may account for Mao's "biggest drawback" his distrust for his lieutenants. "The Chairman was jealous and vindictive toward his colleagues, bearing grudges for 30 years," he added...
...limerent thinks of the LO about 30% of the time, but in the second wave, which hits some months later, it can rise to 100%. The poor limerent is so hooked that nothing matters except the beloved, and feelings swoop between ecstasy and pain. This can be a drawback. You spend much of your time writing letters or diaries; you can't get your work done; all your friends decide you are a bore (mostly because you are). Limerence can strike at almost any age, and men seem to be just as susceptible as women. There's also...