Word: limbed
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...course, some people are naturally conservative; they avoid taking a position whenever possible. They just don't believe in going out on a limb when they don't know the genus of the tree. For these people, the vague generality must be partially junked and replaced by the artful equivocation, or the art of talking around the point...
...created a mutation which affects development of limbs. This is a wonderful opportunity to understand what goes on when you shape a normal limb," says Leder...
...using the transgenic mouse, he says that the system of limb pattern development can be understood in animals ranging from the mouse to humans, since this system development is very well-preserved...
...have complained that Harvard drama tends to be too conservative. Shows that go up in the Loeb "Experimental" theater are often geared more towards attracting and entertaining crowds than intellectually stimulating them. Performers, directors and audience alike often seem afraid to go out on a limb and venture into the avantgarde...
...secret of the transformation from group to mob: a few leaders incite the rest, knotting the rope, throwing it over the limb of a tree. The others allow themselves to be carried passively by the group purpose. Lynch mobs always armor themselves with a sense of their retributive righteousness. They also mean to exert social control by exemplary doses of terror, on the conceit that violence is the only language the victim understands...