Word: nervously
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...Gordon Brown expected props back home for being the first European leader to enjoy President Obama's hospitality at the White House and only the fifth British Prime Minister ever to address Congress, he might have reconsidered the fourth paragraph of that speech. Like a nervous entertainer at a particularly rowdy children's party, Brown pulled his rabbit out of the hat almost at the start of his act. Her Majesty - Britain's Queen - had bestowed an honorary knighthood on "Sir Edward Kennedy," he announced...
...group of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (MIND) have discovered that the plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease may affect a type of nervous system cell called an astrocyte, providing new insight into the far-reaching effects of the disease as well as possible therapeutic targets. Astrocytes are star-shaped cells that make up almost half the volume of the brain, and were traditionally thought to be support cells. It is now known that they can transmit signals through transient increases in calcium levels. “Astrocytes are often thought...
...still in the first phase of the joint program. If possible, Tam comes across as even more laid back than Albright. He has a certain economy of motion and speech and doesn’t exhibit an ounce of nervous energy. He traces his musical history, from one national competition to soloing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, as if he were describing grass growing. If he doesn’t emote much, it’s because it goes into his playing...
...continues her impressive offensive numbers. Kennifer has tallied 31 goals in her first 11 games.“It’s definitely awesome to find out that you’re going to start the game, but at the same time, I got so much more nervous and felt so much more pressure,” Zdrojewski remarks.“At the same time you felt a little bit of confidence as well, because your coach and the team had confidence in you,” Barton-Kettleborough adds. “It’s like...
...complete-game two-hitter while striking out 11 in her first collegiate start. “My first game, my first inning out there, I don’t think I took a single breath,” Brown said. “I was so anxious and nervous in a good way…it felt so natural to be on the mound with this team.”After Kansas got on the board in the top of the third, the Crimson came back with two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Alexander came...