Word: frequents
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...though three had embolisms (two of them fatal) after the drug was stopped. Among the untreated 150, no fewer than 15 deaths appeared to be solely or substantially attributable to traveling clots. Like all anticoagulants, phenindione must be given under the strictest medical supervision, usually in a hospital, with frequent laboratory tests to guard against the danger of uncontrollable bleeding, and some accidents or illnesses would preclude treatment. But with these precautions, the British method looks promising...
...permission is granted, Harvard would become a significant part of the scheme and would put its faith in the venture of a pioneering group. The syndicate admits that it plans frequent mention of the Harvard name, raising the question of whether Harvard, which sponsors only amateur athletics, should be connected so directly with commercial sports. Furthermore, the University could not easily deny the use of its property later to other professional groups, once it allowed the Boston team to play in the Stadium...
...CONGRESS The Scrutable Occidental There will always be a whooping crane, Deo volente. And there will probably always be a whooping Congressman. This migratory species is recognized by its raucous cry and by its frequent fumbling, bumbling, freeloading flights to exotic lands, where it lays eggs of oddest shapes. A splendid example of this rara avis is Charles Orlando Porter, 40, Democratic Congressman from Oregon's Fourth District, who returned last week from a fact-finding flight through the islands along the Asian littoral, a flight that created more embarrassment and consternation than a plague of gooney birds...
...provide a precalculated, controllable thrust. In the liquid rocket this is done by an intricate system of gas generators, pumps, valves, turbines and tubing. But this advantage is also a source of trouble, because failure of one or more of these intricate parts is the usual reason for the frequent liquid-rocket misfires...
...business. But his wife is determined, and Carnovsky's only strength seems to be his wit; this is sad since his wit is less honed than that of his wife, whose part is a bit overplayed by Sarah Cunningham. Carnovsky's magnificent outbursts take on meaning from his more frequent displays of quiet resignation before wife's and fate's hand: "Did I say no?" he asks, seeking reconciliation. "The only thing was I didn't say yes loud enough...." This is a tremendously funny play. But the humor is warm, so close to life that it could not possibly...