Word: lies
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Here dead lie we because we did not choose
...trouble with bed rest, observed the Cornell savants, is that man was not constructed to lie on his back. The position: 1) impedes blood flow, 2) hampers digestion, 3) causes compression of the back part of the lungs, 4) robs bones of chalk, 5) weakens muscles, 6) lowers morale (because of bedpans, etc.). The arguments for bed rest are that it cuts down energy consumption and promotes healing. But contrary to common belief, declared Dr. Dock, sitting up in a chair takes little (if any) more energy than lying down. Robbing bones of chalk is no way to heal fractures...
...them by getting them to pick up the quivering coals, then sent for help. School officials who came on the run found the disturb ance subsiding, but swear that lumps of coal were still trembling. Next day State Fire Marshal Charles Schwartz organized a full-dress investigation. Submitted to lie-detector tests, Teacher Rebel and her pupils got a clean bill of truth-telling health. Chemists in the state colleges closely analyzed the coal. They could find nothing out of the way. The coal, the bucket and the dictionary were shipped to the FBI in Washington. The citizens of Richardton...
...Under air attack: "Lie flat on the deck pressed hard against a ledge. . . . Standing with your head against something solid is the next best...
...front faces west, into Poland and the most direct route to Berlin. It faces broad plains on which lie the cities of Lwow and Przemysl, where several battles of World War I were fought. Zhukov, skirting the northern wall of the Carpathians, might drive for this old battle field...