Word: signaled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first track on the EP starts with a minute of static morse-code dashes which flicker in like a weak TV signal, then coagulate into a discrete pulse of white noise. An electronic church bell chimes in the distances. Then the whole soundscape explodes into a furious riot of 130-plus beat per-minute drums, thrash-synth and Trent Reznor's ragged vocals. The song zaps into silence four and a half minutes later...
...bled in hopes of being reassured of their good health or of spotting trouble before it gets serious. In addition to the rectal exam, men can undergo a new blood test that measures levels of a protein called prostate-specific antigen. If present in large quantities, PSA may signal malignancy. The goal is to detect cancer while it is still confined to the prostate and therefore more likely to be curable. Men can call the American Cancer Society at 800-ACS-2345 for a listing of local screening sites...
...real people outside the Beltway, and every time they feign modesty after a particularly effusive introduction. But the voters have become inured to such petty fabrications. The big fibs are the problem -- the read- my-lips whoppers. So here, as a public service, are some rhetorical tricks ; that signal DANGER -- SHARP CURVES AHEAD...
...treatment of traumatic shock. Here too the goal is to prevent the body's own healing process from going awry. Traumatic shock can occur when accident victims lose large quantities of blood, causing cells in vital organs to starve for oxygen. The starving tissues trigger a distress signal that summons leukocytes and other members of the body's damage-control team, which begin to destroy distressed cells. Alas, if the signal stays on too long, cells are killed at a phenomenal rate and major organs begin to die even while hospital trauma teams are rushing to the rescue. Each year...
Bush's new stance is unfathomably pernicious. It erodes morale; it sends a signal to those who might aspire to top government positions that their service is barely valued; it could cause the quick resignation of the very employees the government most needs, since many are eligible for retirement right now and their pensions would be adversely affected if they stayed; and it would do almost nothing to trim the deficit. If passed by Congress, Bush's plan would cut the pay of 45,914 federal workers. The President could also unilaterally trim the salaries of 8,188 Senior Executive...