Word: lethally
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that these are extremely rare procedures," says TIME's Wendy Cole. "They are performed at only three facilities in the U.S., and only about 500 of them are performed each year. This is not an elective procedure. It is only done in cases where the fetus has a lethal anomaly or if the woman's life is endangered...
...networks of developmental genes were not so rigid as to forbid elaborate tinkering with details; otherwise, marvels like winged flight and the human brain could never have arisen. But very early on, some developmental biologists believe, the linkages between multiple genes made it difficult to change important features without lethal effect. "There must be limits to change," says Indiana University developmental biologist Rudolf Raff. "After all, we've had these same old body plans for half a billion years...
...watch Rambo when you can be Rambo?" he asks. What I want to know is how to get out of Level 6. I tell him where I'm stuck, a place that looks like a fever-dream parking garage in which I'm pinned down by a pair of lethal skeletons. The Wad Master nods thoughtfully, then gives me a closely guarded five-letter password that, when typed, will bring me every weapon and secret key. I will be a Doom god. In the elevator back to my office, my fingers twitch...
...used to be so brutal that in 1951, 31 prisoners cut their Achilles tendons in protest. But today, thanks to a federal lawsuit and changes in prison leadership, the mood is about as upbeat as it can be in a facility that boasts watchtowers, razor-wire fences and a lethal-injection chamber...
...trend in Bond movies could actually be more of an Americanization than simply a commercialization. Nowadays there are a lot more big explosions--hallmarks of Hollywood action hits such as "Die Hard" and "Lethal Weapon"--and fewer screwy plot twists and secret hideouts. Moreover, the modish European aesthetic of the '60s and '70s has given way to American-style glamor. What was once slick and suave is now just overkill. As the end result, we have only the gloating of an automobile manufacturer...