Word: organism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...revelations are subtle yet savory: Noonan hiding behind a pillar to avoid Nancy Reagan's disapproving glance at her outfit, or Bush's handlers trying to censor "read my lips," presumably because "lips are organs, ((and)) there is no history of presidential candidates making personal- organ references in acceptance speeches." Reagan remains almost entirely offstage in the first third of the book, as Noonan's initial meeting with the President (his hapless speechwriters had not spoken with him in a year) is abruptly canceled, and she has to settle for a glimpse of the presidential foot...
With a concession stand in one corner, an organ leading the crowd in cheers in another corner and two rinks which gave the air of the Roman Coliseum, these guys were serious...
...enzyme is crucial in curbing intoxication. When a shot of vodka or a beer is swallowed, it travels to the stomach and then to the intestine, where it passes through the organ's wall into the bloodstream. Once there it circulates to the brain, where it finally exerts its inebriating effect. Alcohol dehydrogenase breaks down spirits in the stomach, reducing the amount of pure alcohol that enters the bloodstream about 20%; the rest is eventually metabolized by similar enzymes in the liver...