Word: phobias
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...Quad-phobia...
...some unknown reason, the phobia rate was extremely high in Baltimore, while alcohol problems were highest in New Haven and St. Louis...
...entirely claim as its own. As a result, research has been neglected and underfunded. The National Cancer Institute, for instance, spends little more than one-fifth of 1% of its $1.08 billion budget on pain research, even though the dread of terminal-cancer pain has become a national phobia...
...Lisa computer. It uses a "mouse," a pointing device the size of a stick of butter, that permits users to give commands to the computer with just a push of a button. Like Lisa, Mac relies heavily on symbols and pictures on the screen to help people conquer computer phobia. But unlike the more expensive Lisa, Mac cannot swap information between different programs...
...require twelve to 13 minutes to reach the Soviet Union (vs. several hours for a ground-launched cruise missile). The Soviets have always objected to the Pershing IIs more than the cruise missiles, not only because the ballistic Pershing IIs are faster but because the Soviets have a particular phobia of any German fingers near a nuclear trigger, even though the Pershing IIs will remain under total U.S. control...