Word: necked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...year with such promise? After today's match with Princeton and Boston University, the Crimson will have a pretty good assessment of their standing. Harvard has had real problems beating Princeton in recent years, and Coach Lee looks forward to removing this "albatross" from around the Crimson's neck...
...embassy in Paris. Quietly, a man with a dark complexion and frizzy hair began to follow him. Before Lieut. Colonel Charles Robert Ray, 43, could reach his metallic blue Chevrolet with diplomatic plates, he was killed by a single shot that struck him in the back of the neck. The killer, who was glimpsed by several witnesses, ran down the quiet avenue and disappeared into a crowd of commuters...
...waist run a relatively low risk of contracting diabetes, a frequently serious disease that disrupts the normal metabolism of sugar into energy and afflicts one out of 20 Americans. Conversely, Kissebah warns, women with what he calls "upper-body obesity" (excess fat deposited mainly around the waist, chest, neck and arms) are high-risk candidates for the disorder, which may cause blurred vision, persistent drowsiness, frequent urination, cramps in legs, feet and fingers, and can eventually lead to coma and even death. "To put it simply," says Kissebah, "the bigger the waist, compared with the hips and thighs, the higher...
After leaving the university, he develops a tumor on his neck. Without seeing a doctor he diagnoses the lump as the accumulation of "swallowed tears." It is confirmation that if a person suppresses his suffering, he will be devoured by the suffering buried within. When Zorn finally consults a physician, a more clinical diagnosis is offered: the growth is malignant. Cancer comes as something of a relief; the pain and suffering finally have a name...
...sophomore Grace deFries passed teammate Jenny Stricker in the final stretch to win by .3 seconds with a 2:15.8, and senior Anita Diaz ran neck-and-neck with a Springfield competitor to manage a gutsy third with...