Word: interruptive
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...healthy cardiovascular system may even, to some extent, compensate for tiny defects in the brain. Doctors have long known that suffering one or more strokes, which interrupt the flow of blood to the brain, increases the likelihood of dementia. They assumed that Alzheimer's disease was a completely unrelated problem. In fact, a long-running study of a group of nuns who agreed to donate their brains when they died has found that isn't necessarily the case. About a third of the nuns whose brains at autopsy showed clear signs of the plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer...
...switched these in the Ninth to increase the dramatic buildup before his grand conclusion. Beethoven’s intentions were well understood by the orchestra, as the chorus took its place on the stage before the third movement, although they only enter in the fourth, so they would not interrupt the flow...
...suggestion for putting the security fence between Israel and Palestine on wheels and his claim that he was “pro-Palestinian” both drew large amounts of laughter from the crowd.The moderator, Kennedy School of Government Lecturer in Public Policy Brian Mandell, had to frequently interrupt the speakers in an attempt to keep debate flowing smoothly.“I would ask each of you to exercise a bit of restraint,” Mandell interjected in the midst of the heated exchange between Chomsky and Dershowitz about media bias.Both speakers often ignored Mandell?...
...suggested that there is a stereotype that [Asian tourists] take photos 24/7. So [people think] it’s no big deal to interrupt their picture,” says Houston...
...along until the wee hours is one of the few things we students have in common—from pro-18th Amendment teetotalers to wild frat boys. Ten at night to two in the morning is party/study/deep conversation time. Phoning anyone before noon is considered rude because it may interrupt prime bedtime hours. We complain that 10 a.m. classes are too early. And many would gladly give up breakfast entirely in exchange for a late night snack fix. What’s ridiculous is that deep down we all know that this way of living is crazy. We continue...