Word: paines
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...patient opened his mouth, he thought of taking off his glasses to avoid looking at the steel glint in the dentist's eyes. But before he could, the rapid-fire, machine-gun-bullet orgasms of pain were exploding in his jaw. Jab! Jab! Jab! The patient jammed his eyes shut. His whole body was tight, as time after time he felt the needle piercing deep into his gums, driving its payload of novocaine into his bloodstream. "Just relax," he heard the nurse saying. The injections were done. He slumped back into the chair...
KING LEAR. The consummate skill of Lee J. Cobb has elevated Lear's pain into a kinship of the spirit. The play is by far the best work the Lincoln Center Repertory Theater has ever offered. It is distinguished by a supporting cast that truly supports, and is a tribute to the artistry of Director Gerald Freedman...
Gall-bladder disease is becoming more common as the proportion of oldsters in the population increases. The usual form is cholecystitis (inflammation of the gall bladder), resulting from the formation of stones in the gall bladder. Sometimes, the stones immediately signal their presence by causing sharp pain. In such cases, surgery is performed promptly. But many gallstones lie dormant for years-and it is this "silent" type that sent the Mayo Clinic's Dr. Martin A. Adson into debate with fellow surgeons...
...much pain had been inflicted on America, right in her own living room, right at dinner time with the family. The sight of Chicago policemen beating and kicking people was too, too much, and America kicked back at the courier of the sight--the news people...
...than there are at the end of Hamlet, looking for an imaginary exit. Here is de Ghelderode's metaphor for modern existence: we are all dying in a trap without even knowing why. Miss Ebenstein's robust direction and Gordon Ferguson's fine acting wring every possible drop of pain from the jolting final scene...