Word: prolonger
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...kept saying, on and off, for the next 20 years. He tried to prolong his life with injections of goat hormones, and at the same time lamented his longevity. As he reached toward 90, Willie was constantly lionized, and he just as constantly complained, "Why can't they let me die?" On one occasion he compared his life to a party. It was "very nice to start with, but has become rather noisy as time has gone on. And I'm not at all sorry to go home...
...ethical questions raised by developments in science, politics, and social issues in the past few years emphasize the rapidly increasing importance of responsible professionals. Was Karen Quinlan's doctor right to prolong her life? Should administrators employ affirmative action? How should scientists decide where to limit cloning? In response to questions like these, Harvard, and many other colleges are developing "applied ethics" courses. Enrollment in such courses has increased dramatically in recent years...
...incident underscored how frustrating-for both sides-the six-week-old debate has become. To end it, Byrd would prefer to move up the second treaty vote. But if he does, Kansas Republican Robert Dole has promised a filibuster that might prolong the debate for weeks. Worse yet, Massachusetts Republican Edward Brooke, a last-minute supporter of the neutrality treaty, which passed by only one vote more than the required two-thirds majority, has threatened to switch if proponents try any strong-arm tactics...
...developed a set conviction that the Administration is unwilling, or perhaps unable, to craft any consistent, coherent economic strategy. That mood of mistrust is dangerous, not just to Carter but to the nation. As the White House now clearly recognizes, consumer spending has done about all it can to prolong the U.S. economic expansion; continued growth in the next two or three years will depend largely on business spending for new factories, new machines and, ultimately, new jobs...
...orgasm, a figure only slightly higher than the 45% reported by Kinsey in 1948. The lack of a significant rise in the female orgasmic rate puzzles Pietropinto and Simenauer, who note that the majority of Kinsey's men reached orgasm within two minutes, while most males now purposely prolong intercourse. "The improvement in female orgasmic response," they conclude, "has not kept pace with the increased duration of the sex act and men's increasing interest in bringing partners to orgasm...