Word: strenuous
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Unhappily, both sides lost. During most of his scandalous and strenuous lifetime, Britain slighted Burton and Burton sneered at Britain. The eldest son of a prominent English family, he had the dark good looks, the brilliance and the energy to become one of the legendary men of his age. He made himself one of the greatest linguists in British history, was able to pass as a native in 29 languages. As an unofficial intelligence officer for the Indian army, he had submerged himself for months in the native population of Sind, collecting volumes of notes on everything from secret tribal...
...herself into her nocturnal-education tape recorder so often that I Puritani had seeped down into her subconscious and kept drifting out all day in soft, idle humming. In pursuit of her ideal of "vital musical theater," she had directed acting, lighting, costuming, singing and playing through weeks of strenuous rehearsal...
...month program of running and rhythmic calisthenics, which became progressively more strenuous, the volunteers shaped up dramatically. On the average, Dr. Holloszy told the American College of Cardiology, the men cut their time for running a mile, from 8 min. 51 sec. to 7 min. 36 sec. And they did so with far less huff, puff and heart strain: pulse rates were as much as 19 beats-per-minute lower following exercise than they had been at the beginning of the program...
Never Before. By combining the information obtained from the gasmeter with pulse checks and with the patient's own reactions, Dr. Steinberg judges just how strenuous and how dangerous any exertion is for any individual. If ironing, for example, is overtaxing, rest breaks every 30 minutes may be prescribed. Or ironing may be ruled out entirely while cooking remains O.K. Once the patient is sent home, follow-up visits are made by hospital staffers to check on such things as anxieties and family tensions, which also affect the heart. A 55-year-old patient, who had been...
...built up a prosperous construction business in the town of Matteawan, north of New York City, and was a bigwig in local Democratic politics. It was not poverty but sickness that shaped the young Forrestal. Frail from birth, Forrestal took the Teddy Roosevelt cure. He went in for strenuous exercise, especially boxing. In one bout his nose was broken, giving him his characteristic tough-guy look. Forrestal was also tormented by his Roman Catholic religion, writes Rogow. He drifted away from the church, even though his strong-willed mother wanted him to become a priest. Instead, Forrestal went to Princeton...