Word: rip
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fast as the real thing. We got rid of the pauses, those actors' moments, the hanging looks that mean nothing. Medical shows have been at the Marcus Welby pace: meet a patient, portray the disease of the week and finish with some heart-wrenching solution. Here we just rip people...
...only safety features are mouthguards, long-sleeve jerseys and the common practice of taping one's ears to one's head. That makes it harder to rip the ears...
Alar on apples, radon in homes, asbestos in schools. the U.S. appears to ricochet from one environmental crisis to another, with the result that policy aimed at reducing risks to human health frequently appears to make little economic or scientific sense. Even some environmentalists concur that decisions to rip asbestos out of school buildings were probably ill considered. In many cases, sealing the dangerous fibers in place would have provided a more prudent and less costly remedy. Similarly, while no one denies that homes with high levels of radon pose a health hazard requiring prompt attention, what about houses with...
When students finally do dare to rip the precious seal, all but those most secure in their academic pursits are confronted with a stark reality: this book is 1.12 inches thick, 791 pages long, 1.5 pounds heavy. There's no way to read about every course, much less to give them all fair consideration. Even if we choose well, we'll always wonder: could we have chosen better...
...last, of course, and somewhere around the Wall Street Crash of 1929 the self-proclaimed "hottest child star since David loaded up his slingshot and let 'er rip" is permanently grounded. "I'll have to change your name to Mr. Vertigo," teases his saddened, sympathetic master. "Mr. Dizzy-in-the- Head. Mr. Fear-of-Heights...