Word: languish
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...than the Advocate median is "Set Theory," by Donald Bloch, a mature and controlled observation of a son returned from school to the familiar, petty bitchinesses of his parents. Bloch infuses the trivial "stuff of life" that makes up his story with an unusual intensity. Yet he does not languish turgidly over details, a favorite indulgence of Porter and Mary Seager, forcing the reader to rush his eyes downward, hungry for a little less talk and more action...
...team reports in Surgery, that contributes most to the safety of the air. Fortunately, what is comfortable for people seems to be deadly for many bacteria, notably staph. The germs thrive in dry air (relative humidity less than 35%), and in moist air (65% or over). They languish and die in the middle zone. So the St. Louis researchers recommend keeping the humidity control on operating-room air conditioners at the 50% evel-a setting that is best for operat-ng personnel, worst for germs, and moist enough to minimize the ever-present danger of anesthetic explosions from static electricity...
...increased pay and leisure would lure working-class Britons away from the movies to other and costlier forms of entertainment. Accordingly, the Rank Organisation closed or sold 148 theaters and put the proceeds into dance halls, bowling centers, highway restaurants and a new electronics division. While other British moviemakers languish, Rank's profits last year were nearly 300% above 1958. Of the company's $18.5 million gross, 25% came from Davis' new ventures...
...other, he shudders at the thought of that name becoming the name for anybody else's similar product. Kodak, B.V.D., and Coca-Cola have for generations bared their teeth in courtrooms to protect their names from slipping into the generic limbo where mimeograph and nylon now languish in lower-case ignominy...
...International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. subsidiary in his state. Cynically, Brizola is offering I.T. & T. a ridiculously low $470,937; the company says its holdings are worth $6,000,000 to $8,000,000. Although Goulart tried to persuade Brizola to negotiate a settlement, Brizola balked, left the dispute to languish in the courts, and then added to Goulart's headaches by saying that he has "distrusted the Alliance for Progress from the very beginning." Now he is threatening to confiscate other U.S. enterprises in Rio Grande...