Word: reflexively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Americans, the moment was powerfully emblematic. Why were they cheering? What were they cheering? When television news played scenes of the torch's progress across the landscape, something in the soul of the audience cheered as well. A kind of emotional reflex. Something both sentimental and profound welled up. What did people see in the scene...
...Foster Winans was admirable [ECONOMY & BUSINESS, April 16]. However, the attempt by the Securities and Exchange Commission to police leaks based on insider information is as futile as patrolling extramarital sex. Loose talk cannot be inhibited by bureaucratic regulations, nor can the "What's in it for me" reflex be controlled...
Koch's trademark "How'm I doing?" springs from the mayor's lips like a reflex action, and the mayor attacks issues the same way Joan Rivers might attack a joke-"Can we talk...
Jimmy's life was saved through a combination of technology and his body's natural defense mechanisms. Prominent among these may be the so-called mammalian dive reflex, which allows whales and seals to remain submerged in cold water. It is theorized that humans also have this protection. The reflex is triggered when frigid water splashes over the forehead and nose; nerves signal the brain to divert oxygen-rich blood from the limbs to the heart and brain. An even more important defense against brain damage is a phenomenon known as sub mersion hypothermia: the extreme cold...
...success of Canon has been a blow to Nikon, its chief rival. Canon now produces 31% of Japan's output of single-lens reflex cameras, in contrast to Nikon's 16%. Moreover, Canon draws raves from some professional photographers, particularly for the sharpness of its lenses. Canon also wins high marks for its field service, and its technicians are known for driving all night or hopping aboard airplanes to come to the aid of professional photographers with broken gear. In the prestige race, though, Nikon still has an edge with many professionals. Says Nikon Managing Director Hiroshi Moromisato...