Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last week, on one of those days when international alarms flew thick & fast, the First Lord had occasion to speak extemporaneously. The First Lord was spending a social evening on His Majesty's aircraft carrier Ark Royal, anchored off Portsmouth. There was nothing unusual about the gathering except that there were present fewer officers than usual, more empty seats. Chief entertainment was a new British cinema, Trouble Is Brewing. The picture over, Lord Stanhope stepped to a platform in front of a curtain on which was painted a likeness of Dopey, Dwarf No. 7 in Walt Disney...
...fasting before Communion): You can gargle, or use mouthwash, or brush your teeth before Communion, and you do not need to worry about getting rid of every drop. . . . The fast can only be broken by something digestible, so if you chew your fingernails, there is no need to worry...
...Then four more carbons enter and join the groups. The molecules are suddenly aware of their gaseous nature and the atoms execute nuclear spins as the fast throbbing chords of the ethylene and acetylene dance are heard...
Attracted by the oozing sap, a winged bark louse flitted greedily around the tree. Alighting on the sticky stuff, he was soon stuck fast. A watchful spider darted toward the struggling louse, had almost reached him when the flow of sap engulfed both him and his quarry...
...regard to the present band backing Louis, it is an excellent outfit. Jay Higgenbothem (trombone) is one of the greatest, Pops Foster (bass) removes all walls and other obstacles when he starts swingin', and Red Allen (trumpet) offers excellent opportunity for comparison with Louis with his fast technical style...