Word: laden
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...April as "Know Your Cholesterol Month" and heralded the fact with full-page ads in major newspapers. That month more Americans had their cholesterol tested than in any previous month. Sokolof was elated, but concerned that the public was still unaware that many of its favorite food brands were laden not only with cholesterol but also with saturated fat, which the body converts into cholesterol...
...assumed that most cases were the result of toddlers' eating the sweet-tasting chips and flakes. More recently, however, researchers have recognized that dust from deteriorating paint, settling onto windowsills, furniture and carpets, poses a more pervasive threat. "It's the teddy bear lying in the corner on lead-laden dust that the children are touching," says Rosen. "Putting fingers in their mouth is normal activity for kids. The lead goes from their toys, their clothes, their furniture into their mouths...
...forces staging a fake attack on fellow warriors to jump-start the war. The Japanese, however, prove to be inept on the battlefield. In one scene a band of soldiers engrossed in pornographic magazines take a wrong turn in the desert and manage to get out of their explosives-laden truck just before it accidentally blows...
...biggest risk is the prospect of a widespread bank collapse. The trigger could be a protracted war in the Persian Gulf, which could, in turn, deepen the recession and force debt-laden companies into massive loan defaults. Collapsing banks would aggravate the downward spiral by drying up credit and leaving taxpayers with another painful bailout bill. The disaster scenario may be plausible, but most experts doubt that bank failures will come close to the magnitude of the S&L fiasco, which will cost Americans as much as $1 trillion over the next 30 years. Despite the banking industry's problems...
...Americans' thinking about the necessity of sleep. A difficult task, yes. But not impossible. Millions of citizens have already shown themselves capable of making far harder decisions once they realize that theirhealth is at stake. Americans have stubbed out cigarettes, laced up exercise shoes and pushed away plates laden with high-cholesterol, high-fat foods. By comparison, choosing to spend some more time abed in blissful oblivion should be attractive. It is a message that is becoming unmistakable: Wake up, America -- by getting more sleep...