Word: frailness
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...ourselves. By voting to strip President Roh of power and leaving it to the country's Constitutional Court to determine his ultimate political fate, South Korea's National Assembly has demonstrated the frightful weakness of the country's purported democracy?and has dealt that already frail structure another grave blow from which it is not yet clear it can recover...
...couture to sustain its beautiful, frail self when very few can afford these otherworldly clothes? The clients who pay retail--from Kuwaiti brides-to-be to fashion-conscious socialites--don't give the brands much exposure. And these creations are made to be seen. Which is why stars--and, even more crucially, their stylists--are ever more welcome at the Paris shows. A stunning dress on a gorgeous body at a telegenic gala can do wonders for the fortunes of star, event and especially designer...
...tarrying any longer. Healthy folks ages 5 to 49 who cannot find the vaccine can ask their doctors about a new option: FluMist, a nasal-spray vaccine. It costs $25 to $55 more than the standard shot, but several million doses of FluMist, which isn't suitable for the frail, are still available...
...happy to talk baseball, though. He was a short, frail pitcher until his freshman year of high school. "I watched American baseball on TV and realized that all the players were strong in the upper body," he says. "So I started lifting weights...
...supply, magician DAVID BLAINE finally emerged last week from the Plexiglas box in which he had dangled above the banks of the Thames River for 44 days. Blaine said he staged the public endurance test to display "the ultimate work of art ... human suffering." Upon exiting his box, the frail showman burst into tears. Blaine, who had lost nearly 60 lbs., was rushed to a hospital and given nutritional drinks before being allowed his first solid food, a handful of potato chips. Doctors say it may take months before the illusionist fully recovers from his weeks of deprivation. His starvation...