Word: element
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Granted, the characters and conversation subjects do not have much in common. Sure, one could consider the structuring of the plays around an object an interesting concept, and, looking at Gurney's repertoire, one could consider this method an element of his style. But there is sometimes a fine line between creative expression and gimmick, and Gurney may have crossed that line at some point during this play...
Manganese, an oxidizing metallic element present in the soil, may stain laundry washed in the discolored water, the press release cautioned...
...major element of the controversy over early detection is the test for PSA, a protein that is produced by the prostate and is believed to play a role in preventing semen from coagulating. High levels of PSA in the blood indicate an enlarged prostate, which is common in older men and is only sometimes the result of cancer. Research studies show that 20% to 25% of men with a PSA level between four-billionths and ten-billionths of a gram per milliliter of blood harbor a cancer in their prostate...
...Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying element in the blood, and displaces oxygen." Zuromskis said. "With a serious exposure to carbon monoxide, symptoms may worsen with time and patients require intensive-care unit observation...
Bush, prior to accepting the Republican vice presidential nomination in 1980, was decidedly prochoice. Now he has made opposition to abortion to a defining element of the Republican platform...