Word: fades
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...crossroads. We can seize the opportunity to fight AIDS, or we can do what we did last time-let our plans fade away and avert our eyes as thousands perish day by day. President Bill Clinton, along for the ride in Nigeria, suggested that the U.S. donate a quarter of the needed money. That's the first path. The Bush administration took a hesitant step down the second path last week by announcing its first contribution to the fund: $200 million. As Oxfam has said, the administration left off a zero. If the richest country in world history...
...anything to prevent plaques and tangles from forming, there is substantial evidence that schooling postpones memory and orientation problems. Education may help the brain's nerve cells build up more connections, giving it a larger cushion or reserve from which to draw upon when the neural network begins to fade...
...grayest, coldest-looking section of the entire horizon, and I pause for a moment at the junction heading north. But I am encouraged by my scrappy little orange Sunfire and its full tank of gas, so I step on it and plunge headlong into the gray. The sunlit mountains fade slowly behind me, and I enter a cold world, hoping that spring is just around the corner. It is beautiful, as only nature's adversity...
...rough and tumble play instantly creates rivalries and hatreds that don’t readily fade away once the final whistle blows and the teams line-up for the ceremonial post series handshake...
...chorus line of old ladies with walkers, a flock of pigeons doing the Nazi salute and more gay jokes than have crossed a stage since Liberace. The show delivers such a wealth of vaudeville exuberance that the few quibbles (a rather lumpy second act) are likely to fade away. Even if you don't think it's great entertainment, you gotta admit: it's great entertainment value...