Word: fearfully
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...with their armpits. The strength of a man’s material was linked to the strength of his genetic material. This finding would seem to put women at a disadvantage when it comes to making jokes themselves. Not only are men less predisposed to laugh, they may even fear that women are trying to push them out of the gene pool. There are, of course, exceptions: Sarah Silverman. Tina Fey. Ellen Degeneres. Rosie O’ Donnell. But the fact that I have to include Rosie O’Donnell in a list of funny people should suggest...
...It’s the reason our classes make us write papers. The mere specter of a skeptical reader forces us to translate our inchoate thoughts into clear, convincing language. Margin notes, for those who live in fear of posterity’s judgments, are just papers writ small...
...There is nothing neurotic about this fear. It is one of the many self-disciplining mechanisms that make us more presentable to the rest of the world. I would go so far as to call it healthy, social behavior...
...researchers said that there is little evidence to support the notion that using antibiotics will increase the length of the patient’s life, while there is ample evidence to support the fear that widespread use of antibiotics can breed bacteria that are resistant to drugs therapy...
...embattled reformist candidates. Whether to participate or ignore the poll has been a tricky question for many reformist-leaning Iranians: On the one hand, they have become apathetic toward elections managed in a way that has made inevitable a victory by conservative candidates; on the other hand, they fear that their inaction could return a uniformly conservative majlis, or parliament. For Hekmat and like-minded colleagues in the film industry, the latter outcome could only prolong the dark clouds that hang over their artistic activity...