Word: scaring
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...guilt-wracked parents were forced to choose between their children's comfort and their own peace of mind. Tonight, parents and children alike can sleep a bit easier: Two studies published in this week's issue of the journal Nature go a long way toward debunking last year's scare; researchers were unable to duplicate the findings reported in the preliminary study. They say the figures may have emerged because the earlier study did not discount the possibility that short-sighted parents might be more likely to use nightlights and that short-sightedness tends to be passed from generation...
...Life is not divided into semesters," propounds Charles J. Sykes on the cut-out-of-the-newspaper-to-scare-the-teenagers-in-the-house article that graced my fridge during high school. "And you don't get a new life every 10 weeks," Sykes continued. "It just goes...
...state is understandably concerned with the prospect of losing the Harvard brand name. HPHC, which has 1.1 million members, has built a formidable reputation on the name it has used since 1969. Furthermore, the threat that the HMO will no longer operate under the Harvard name could scare away potential investors. In the state's suit against the University, Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly has asserted that giving up the Harvard name would cause HPHC to lose investors, status and important name recognition. On the University side, HPHC and Harvard are both in the medical field. Should the HMO become...
...Wildcats got a scare when Huggon took a nasty spill in the eighth minute and had to be taken to a local hospital for examination. Huggon appeared to be all right according to reports later in the game...
Where the father lived to make friends, "W" has less time for it. His charm offensive is about a minute long. The Governor comes right up to you, squints hard, almost as if he's trying to scare you, then smiles, gets too close, closer than the permissible 18 in., touches you and gives you a nickname. If that hasn't won you over completely, he moves on to someone else, and you go down on his Suspicious Characters List. In Washington, Republicans cling to the notion that "W" is tougher, and tougher-minded, than the sentimental dad, that...