Word: strains
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...strain of fleshing out her background information begins to show with such chatter as "As soon as she knew it was too late to call the hostess, her [Harris's] thoughts seemed to slip into a new gear, a sort of emotional overdrive, electraglide, pantransoverride. "Luckily the next lines give us a clue as to Harris's real state of mind: "She listened to the slap-slap of the windshield wipers and though about nothing whatsoever...
Some experts worry about the strain of staying in touch 24 hours a day. Marilyn Komechak, a Fort Worth psychologist who has clinically studied stress, believes that prolonged use of beepers produces anxiety and probably high blood pressure. "I have never seen anyone respond to a beep with a smile or a less than strident comment," she says...
...office after the class, Bergvall reflects on her experiences at the school. "The first year is hell," she says. It is "designed to make you really rethink your commitment," and to force you to immerse yourself in the mindset of your chosen field. After the initial strain, however, students begin to feel more comfortable with their department and the academic routine...
...days when Wolfman Meets Frankenstein passed for a cheap thrill. Now the pressures of High Kink can cause such a strain, for example The Hunger, due out in April. In a decidedly against-type bit of casting, Catherine Deneuve, 39, plays a 3,000-year-old bisexual vampire involved in a threesome with Susan Sarandon, 36, and David Bowie, 36. With hot designs on toothsome Susan, Deneuve commits the classic faux pas of asking about a blood transfusion. "Not the greatest move on a first date," observes Sarandon. Indeed, but such is the foam that washes ashore in this...
...would hope that a "perfect marriage" could deal with the strain of a long-ago affair more maturely. One might also hope that a Yale professor would rise above the cliches that worked so well for him the first time, but no such luck. This is just a weak excuse to take out the handkerchiefs...