Word: stomachable
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...sleep," she said, "but during the day we're not on anything. It's hard. It's real hard. It's abnormal." She elaborated that "we're not holding up very well. My diet's off. I eat wrong. I'm often sick to my stomach. I'm very sick. It's sheer terror." How she copes: she avoids reading the papers and tries to get out of the house with friends...
...Yusuf shout back that they aren't militants. Yusuf says he is going to do as the soldiers ask so they can see the innocent group. Nadiya, frightened, hides behind his legs. Yusuf flings open the shutters. As the light hits his face, bullets rip into his chest and stomach. He falls onto Gul. Nadiya doubles over, gasping. "I saw blood on her face," Gul recalls later. He moves out from under Yusuf; Nadiya is on the floor?some of the shots have passed clean through Yusuf. "The bullets had made a sieve of her belly," he says. Nadiya dies...
...longer; while many hoped the House would move quickly on the bill, behind-the-scenes maneuvers mean an actual vote may not take place before early next week. Meanwhile, President Bush has indicated he will veto the opposition's bills - but some observers wonder if he'll have the stomach to send away such a popular measure...
...gastrointestinal tract and can escape through a leaky diaper or other poolside accident and, if swallowed, can cause a distressing bout of diarrhea. Cryptosporidium is highly chlorine resistant and can survive in pool water for days. E. coli, another escapee from the gut known to cause outbreaks of stomach malaise, is more sensitive to chlorine and can usually be kept in check with careful pool maintenance...
...your stomach flops at the thought of investing any more of your money, perhaps it's time to put it into something more reassuring, like a capital guaranteed fund. You park your money for a predetermined period?typically three-and-a-half years?and at the end of that time they guarantee at least your original capital back, and possibly more. At worst, if they don't perform you'll end up losing what you would have made had you stuffed it in a savings deposit. Many guaranteed funds are linked to indexes around Asia. Other funds cover biotech, pharmaceuticals...