Word: lull
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When someone with a terminal illness decides to end his or her life by overdosing on barbiturates, they may hope the drugs will lull them into a peaceful and permanent sleep. But if the drugs have passed their expiration date or lack a sufficiently lethal concentration, the would-be suicide victim may actually survive - risking an array of complications including coma, reduced physical functioning and the opprobrium of disapproving friends and family. Now, in an effort to provide certainty to those contemplating suicide, one of the world's leading euthanasia advocates plans to sell barbiturate-testing kits to confirm that...
...perfect fourth along the way. Vertovez contributed two perfect frames before junior Margaux Black stepped in to finish the job.HARVARD 2, BRYANT 1The Crimson hoped to come out against Bryant with that same fire it had in its second matchup with the Spartans. “We had lulled in the first game [against UNCG], and figuring out how not to lull in the first game on Thursday was one of our goals,” said Vertovez.Harvard scored only two runs, however, both coming later in the game. The Crimson trailed the Bulldogs, 1-0, in the sixth inning...
...more games than we have, helps tremendously.” CENTRAL MICHIGAN 1, HARVARD 0Despite a spectacular performance by pitcher Vertovez, the Crimson couldn’t get the bats going in a defensive struggle against the Chippewas on Saturday morning. “We definitely had a mental lull in this game,” Allard said. “Our effort wasn’t as strong, and we should’ve rallied [around] Bailey’s terrific game.” The lone run of the game came on a leadoff home...
Relative calm returned to global bourses Tuesday following Monday's battering. Asian markets closed slightly down, while European indices reflected modest opening gains. But many observers see Tuesday's lull as little more than a break between rounds in a particularly brutal boxing match. "The markets certainly got a breather today," says Kirby Daley, senior strategist at financial services firm Newedge Group in Hong Kong, of Tuesday's respite. "(But) I believe it will be short-lived...
...warns in “Venus Envy,” one of the highlights of the show, “he might be gay.” Such selective self-awareness is a powerful comedic weapon in the performance, whose steady supply of double entendres can lull the audience into a slight-chuckle comfort zone. Such surprises are a refreshing source of entertainment, and work particularly well to tactfully name drop the show’s sponsors, particularly The Coop. Similarly, subtlety and careful delivery keep the show from making the jump from shallow to annoying. But the consciously homoerotic...