Word: reacting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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There is an old science experiment in which a frog is put into a pan of water, and the water is slowly heated to the boiling point. The frog sits there and boils because its nervous system will not react to the gradual increase. But if you boil the water first and then put the frog in, it immediately jumps...
...people be fated to suffer Maria's adultery with Arthur's best friend, a Lancelot in modern dress? No sooner is this suspicion raised than it begins to seem inevitable. Davies does not try to generate much suspense on this score; his interest lies in how the principals will react once the predestined has occurred and what they will learn from the unpleasant, archetypal experience...
...will examine what [U.S. Secretary of State George P.] Shultz says and what Mr. Arafat said, and then the Foreign Ministry will react," said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Alon Liel...
Harvard's security force, combined with the Cambridge police, does make the Harvard area much safer in comparison with other schools. Some women at Brown University, for instance, walk home with lock-blades held under crossed arms. I do not think Harvard students need to react so rashly. But although a roving, ever-ready security system protects pedestrians, it does not deter intrusions into dormitories and common buildings, and hence possible sexual assault...
...Baryshnikov's enduring commitment has been to the American Ballet Theatre. After several years of critical condescension -- and he does read and ! react to adverse reviews -- he is finally getting some respect for having greatly improved the level of performance, relying less on imported etoiles and instead nurturing young talent within the troupe...