Word: prone
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...business, in less compelling versions) for politics. The White Knight?s secret is to always appear unlike "the rest of them," forced by patriotic duty to enter politics and save the nation from itself. Even functionaries who?ve served most of their adult lives in the political establishment are prone to reinvent themselves as folksy outsiders when candidacy calls. Think Liddy Dole...
...common medications plus a first-aid kit, and have both within easy reach in the car or on the plane. If your child takes medication regularly, bring more than you think she'll need, and carry a prescription to be filled on the road if necessary. If she's prone to motion sickness, those zippered bags come in handy. While some major hotel chains offer childproofing kits (among them: Radisson, Ritz-Carlton and Westin hotels), it's always a good idea to throw a few outlet plugs and cabinet locks in your luggage. (Caution: if your child's friend...
...associations of the region can be awesome. "I have never heard of anyone going to the Holy Land," says TIME senior religion reporter Emily Mitchell, "who was not overwhelmed by the emotions it engendered. That can put a severe strain on some mentally fragile people." While cynics may be prone to smirk over the Jerusalem Syndrome, it?s important to remember one thing, says Gorman: "It is not religious experience that makes you more prone to mental illness. Rather it?s the other way around: If someone already suffers from an underlying mental illness, then it is possible that having...
...formal exchanges are closed. Now, when it comes to trading I try to be a true boy scout. But I cannot tell you how often I have seen remarkably prescient buying and clairvoyant selling in after-hours trading. Stocks jangle up and down as if on a string, prone to manipulation by institutions trying to color trading...
DEPRESSING CHOLESTEROL Low cholesterol may be great for the heart, but it may not be so great for a woman's state of mind. A new study suggests that young women with low blood cholesterol (below 160 mg/dL) may be twice as prone to depression as those with higher levels. But don't go wolfing down a pastrami sandwich; the findings need to be confirmed. And if your cholesterol starts inching up, you could be at risk for heart disease--which can be really depressing...