Word: overwhelms
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...genome by J. Craig Venter and Francis Collins [SCIENCE, July 3], man will be able to lengthen his life-span by eradicating many of the existing causes of disease and death. And this breakthrough raises the ethical question of how to care for those nonproductive individuals who will eventually overwhelm Social Security and private retirement plans. ERLAND R. NIELSEN Pahrump...
...Minn., a hamlet one hour south of the Twin Cities, and ask for Rod LeVake. Maybe LeVake will meet you for some apple pie at the Happy Chef and talk a little football. Whatever you chat about, he will be solicitous of your opinion and take pains not to overwhelm you with his. Of his job teaching high school science, he says, "It's just kinda fun to teach kids, to kinda show them how complex living things are, I guess. That's what I really kinda enjoy." LeVake is so profoundly nonconfrontational that he inspires instant trust. Which...
What's the lesson, if any, of something like John Kennedy Jr.'s death? I feel, still, an anger and disgust that just about overwhelm the sense of sadness: What a damn dumb inexcusable thing! And the two women died with him. The Kennedys have been testing the limits of their dispensation for three generations now. In the last generation (Joe Jr. and John and Bobby), death had historical context and therefore the dark prestige of tragedy. But when planes go down in incompetent or reckless moments, or when a guy skis into a tree while playing high-speed downhill...
...even in Florida, whose courts are more open than most, the protocols still overwhelm people. Two weeks ago, courier Lee Johnson, 42, went to the Orange County courthouse to ask for custody of his sons. Before Judge Jeffords Miller, Johnson and his estranged wife awkwardly presented their arguments. The judge played referee, offering well-meaning platitudes such as "It takes two to make a fight...
...terms of their style as tutors, Jim agrees it' best not to overwhelm...