Word: regimen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...time who's trained his children to work the same way." The Cook place is a model modern establishment with all the signs of a good farm: "clean fields, neatly painted buildings, breakfast at six, no debts, no standing water." Life is a round of chores -- the endless regimen of meals, the canning frenzies, the tireless pursuit of new and fancier equipment...
There are a few disgruntled people around: the press. "Damn!" bellows a photographer. "The old pink again. I'm not staying here." The press is as much a part of the princess's life as her exercise regimen. The vivid dress that seems an inspired choice for a nasty day has in fact been photographed many times over at least two years. Has she forgotten how to play this game...
...choices. The portfolio approach places emphasis on overall accomplishment rather than ability to conquer a battery of tests. And students learn the virtues of improvement as they revise and embellish drafts of their work, as opposed to the cycle of cramming and forgetting that can accompany an exam regimen...
...pudding, or in this case, not eating any. Unfortunately, researchers seeking conclusive evidence of the effects of a very low-fat diet have had little success in obtaining funds. One concern is cost. Another is that women participating in such trials would have trouble ) adhering to the drastic regimen, which would mean very limited amounts of meat, dairy products and oils of any kind...
...individual's "sense of isolation." His trial was small, involving only 41 San Francisco Bay area men with heart disease. The 19 participants in his control group were to follow their doctors' recommendations; for the 22 others in the experimental group, however, he ordered a strict, exacting regimen...