Word: responded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...present day, they sadly admit that vast numbers of people cannot stick cats at any price. Ailurophobia (fear of cats) may in certain cases be so intense that the mere suggestion of a cat's presence may cause the sufferer, in the words of a scientific observer, to respond with "fear, terror, disgust . . . chilly sensations, horripilation [goose flesh], weakness, locked jaws or . . . fixed open jaw, rigidity of arms, pallor, nausea . . . vomiting, pronounced hysterical convulsions and even temporary blindness. These pass away with removal...
...member nations continued to respond to the Security Council's appeal for armed forces to serve in Korea...
...practice to dyspeptic readers. At a temperance meeting, he noted with amusement a sign reading BEWARE THE FIRST GLASS.** Whitman, a nondenominational Christian, told how he explained the Crucifixion, by signs, to a deaf-mute child: "It was very singular . . . that the mind of this dumb youth seemed to respond at once to the idea...
...child was still pink-cheeked and healthy, but her "span of attention was very short . . . Much of her fleet light running had no purpose-it was merely motion. Her eyes, so pure in their blue, were blank when one gazed into their depths. They did not hold or respond. They were changeless...
British astronomers, often frustrated by the persistent clouds over their murky island, have taken advantage of this "radio window" and are busily developing the brand-new science of radio astronomy. Their "telescopes" are powerful radio receivers with antennas designed to respond to signals from one direction only. With the directional receivers, they sweep the sky, looking for natural broadcasting stations in space...