Word: nervous
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Within three months, barely enough time to hang the curtains and find a school for the eldest of his three children, he was on a plane back to Chile along with his family, this time as Nestle's local marketing director. Three other executives had turned down the job, nervous about the political turmoil. Brabeck jumped...
...sixth week Manuel, too, was nervous about his knee. He looked a little thinner, a little pale. Nerves? I asked about it. He said he had lost some weight - but he had been trying to. He added in a mumble, "maybe it's just water weight...
While recent national polls show Clinton matching up well against every potential Republican competitor, the picture looks very different in Republican and swing states. Says a purple-state Congressman who is nervous about holding onto his seat if Clinton is the nominee: "She certainly will get Republicans riled up. They will not only go out and vote against her--they'll stop off at their neighbors' house along the way and drag them to the polls...
...global warming by breaking down atmospheric carbon dioxide or ease global energy needs by producing nonpolluting renewable fuel. However, synbio research currently faces widespread concerns of ethics and safety. On the ethical front, the synbio debate closely mirrors those of the last few decades. While initially, some may be nervous that scientists are creating life or perhaps “playing God,” in truth there are only small ethical differences between creating designer chromosomes and creating artificial copies of naturally occurring DNA for use in genetic modification experiments which began in the 20th century. Only now, scientists...
...tidies his sheet music at the piano. The Harvard Early Music Society is rehearsing for its biannual opera, Henry Purcell’s 1691 King Arthur, going up at the Agassiz Theatre Nov. 8, 9, and 10 at 8 p.m.With the exception of Hall, everyone in the JCR looks nervous. Once the piano music starts, the semi-circle launches into a powerful operatic chorus. Impressive, certainly, but hardly unusual for Harvard. And yet the singers continue to exchange sidelong glances.When they begin to dance, it becomes apparent why.The bewildered performers have difficulty keeping straight faces as the semi-circle begins...