Word: sicked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...night that they installed the windows. I started to feel sick with a sore throat and had trouble breathing," said Carol N. Weiss...
...Belgium has become, like the Ottoman Empire before 1914, the sick man of Europe." That characterization, by the French daily Le Monde, might once have seemed ridiculous for a country whose postwar prosperity nourished one of the highest standards of living in Western Europe. But while a succession of revolving-door governments (32 in 38 years) grappled with endemic linguistic feuds between Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia, a reluctance to give up the good life pushed the country beyond its means. Soaring wage costs drove out foreign investors, unemployment rose to 12.5%, and runaway government spending...
...acres of corn and oats and his 30 milk cows. Some $19,000 of the amount went right off the top for interest payments. After his interest and other operating expenses, Betzel had $5,000 left to spend on his wife and three children. Says he: "We're sick of it. We don't go out to any movies...
...have gathered strength in the power struggle over who will succeed Khomeini. Government leaders have announced that preparations are being made for the selection of a supreme council of experts, which will consist of three to five theologians who will take over when Khomeini dies or he becomes too sick to rule. The council might well include one or more right-wing mullahs...
With a few careers, even planning does not help much. Says Houston Architect Leslie Davidson, 31, 4½ months along with her second child: "As far as it being chic to be pregnant, no way. Clients see the maternity dress, and they panic. They think, 'She'll be sick all the time. She'll be delivering when my job is under construction...