Word: frets
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...Congress and the presidential candidates fret over the high prices of prescriptions, the drug companies have been launching rear-guard actions in the states to protect their profits. Florida is one of about 30 states in which makers of brand-name drugs, often led by DuPont, have pushed to limit patient access to some generic versions. At times the generic companies have pushed back and won. In 1998 Minnesota gave its consumers access to all the cheaper substitutes approved...
...mention big ticket prices, with the best seats going for $250. Meanwhile, this summer may be one of your last chances to catch Diva royal Tina Turner in full-fledged concert: she says that the upcoming "Twenty Four Seven" tour will be her last. But don't fret: Turner and her bionic legs aren't retiring from music all together. Instead, she's focusing on "smaller-less is more" projects. Diva-in-training Christina Aguilera hopes to fill the vacuum, headlining her first amphitheater tour this summer...
...course, be aware that there are many other factors about Harvard besides the social scene that you should know about. Today, for example, there will be open houses at all of the concentration departments from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Don't fret if you do not know exactly what you plan to concentrate in or what academic subjects you wish to pursue at Harvard--everyone is in the same boat when college begins. Despite what you put on a form, many Harvard students don't decide until as late as their junior year. Be sure to attend at least...
...folks inclined to fret that the earth is heading for the environmental abyss, the population problem has always been one of the biggest causes for worry--and with good reason. The last time humanity celebrated a new century there were 1.6 billion people here for the party--or a quarter as many as this time. In 1900 the average life expectancy was, in some places, as low as 23 years; now it's 65, meaning the extra billions are staying around longer and demanding more from the planet. The 130 million or so births registered annually--even after subtracting...
...fret. There is more dessert to be had--in Cadbury cream eggs and in scrumptious compers. If all else fails, there's always the whipped cream that grazed the body of what's her name backing that ass up. No need to go there. Order us up a few Fosters instead, at Grafton...