Word: heavier
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...between 2005 and 2006, emissions from German cars actually increased by 0.6 percent. "Germany's fine automotive engineers should be focusing on making cars leaner and more fuel efficient," said T&E director Jos Dings. "Sadly, based on recent progress, they mostly seem to be intent on building ever heavier, larger and more gas-guzzling cars that simply don't belong in the 21st century...
...risk increased not only with weight, but also with age. At seven, a girl of average height and weight (about 4 ft., 52 lbs.) had a 4.6 % chance of developing coronary heart disease in adulthood; the risk for that same girl, 10 lbs. heavier, jumped to 4.8%. At age 13, a healthy girl (5 ft. 2 in., 101 lbs.) had a 4.6% chance of developing heart disease as an adult, but at a higher BMI - the equivalent of adding about 28 lbs. - her risk of heart disease spiked to 5.7%. That amounts to an overall 24% higher risk of developing...
Ican still recall the pain in my legs as I was forced to kneel on rice, while a girl much heavier than me stood on my back. At the time I was on crutches—but that mattered little to the women in the room who made me put them aside. As the tears rolled down my face, I was told to shut up and stop being so dramatic...
...longer than the allowable range that is used,” Hicken said. “This would be a weird object even if we didn’t have this early spectra [carbon evidence].” Astronomers believe that nearly all of the elements as heavy or heavier than iron are created in supernova explosions like these. That includes Earth and all the iron found on it. “Supernovae are very important in the big picture because they create all the heavy elements. They produce the iron in your blood [and] in the core...
...known for your curvy, sexy body. How do you feel about the pressure in Hollywood to be so thin? -Eleana Fuentes, AtlantaSome people are naturally thin, and some are heavier. There is a lot of focus on it, and it can be a lot of pressure for people. But honestly, I think as long as someone is healthy, that is most important...