Word: ridding
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...Later, the English molecular biologist Francis Crick, a co-discoverer in the 1950s of the structure of the DNA molecule, drained a little more romance from dreaming. His and theoretical biologist Graeme Mitchison's "reverse learning" theory held that dreams rid the brain of superfluous notions, and that without this regular flushing brain overload would manifest as hallucinations and obsessions. There are echoes of this idea in the perspective of Drew Dawson, director of the University of South Australia's Centre for Sleep Research: "I tend to think of dreaming as a bit like backwashing the swimming pool filter...
...recently saw Freedom Writers and was amazed by how small and feminine you looked in comparison to your appearance in Million Dollar Baby. How did you get rid of all that muscle? Gerardo V. Perez, MEXICO CITY...
...roughly 70 suspected insurgents since re-entering the river valley on Feb. 27. They estimate that perhaps 100 more remain in the village of Zaganiyah, where some stragglers from Qubah may have fled and which U.S. commanders say they must eventually retake as part of the broader strategy to rid the Baqubah area of insurgents. The U.S. believes there are also insurgent training camps around Qubah and Zaganiyah where fighters learn guerrilla tactics and perfect skills at making roadside bombs. One ominous discovery: among the dead in Qubah was an alleged insurgent whose Iraqi passport indicated he had been through...
...blows, trying to play both sides of every issue [March 5]. He is the poster child for term limits in our Congress. He is still there because he is working the system for his own good, rather than for the benefit of the American people. How do we get rid of him? Boyce Abbott, CHICAGO...
...that she was in on the planning for the firings and the attempts to limit the negative fallout. Her job as liaison between the Justice Department and the White House may put her in a good position to explain how involved President Bush and his staff were in getting rid of the eight federal prosecutors...