Word: passes
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Charles Bodeck, a retired autoworker, had been assured by doctors that he was not infected and that it is virtually impossible to pass the disease to another person. But Bodeck, described by relatives as a hypochondriac, did not believe them. When police found him, his mailbox was jammed with material describing the disease. Police also found a slip confirming that Bodeck had an appointment next week for yet another Lyme-disease test...
When Israel sought Washington's approval for Rabin's idea, Bush gave thinly veiled encouragement. On Monday, before the announcement of Higgins' killing, Secretary of State James Baker instructed the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, William Brown, to pass on the message that the U.S. would not "object" to the proposed swap. Though it was a pale green light at best, the Israelis recognized it as a sufficient O.K. But by the time the Israelis announced their offer, videotapes of Higgins' hanging body were already being distributed by Hizballah...
...response was that Congress' failure to pass the pay raise made his job--which would have paid $120,000 under the proposed legislation--an $80,000 job. Small beans for someone who could likely be making over $100,000 elsewhere. And, he said, "Remember John Tower. Who wants to go through that scrutiny...
Since 1982, the FAA has allowed passengers with children to bring their own federally approved infant car seats onto planes, but it rejected a consumer request that safety seats be required. Airlines discourage children's seats by failing to tell parents that they are allowed. Many families would probably pass them up anyway, since guaranteeing another seat would mean buying another ticket...
...anticipation can be painful. The novice consoles himself by turning to books. Few other sports have been written about so thoroughly by so many authors, from Izaak Walton to Ernest Hemingway and Tom McGuane. You search for what fathers or uncles in an earlier generation used to pass down over dinner tables or around campfires: secrets of the water, hints about how to read streams and tread them lightly, how to intuit the mysterious nature of the wild trout...