Word: strenuous
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...time and again in her first two essay collections, Against Interpretation and Styles of Radical Will, she argued for a more sensuous, less intellectual approach to art. It was an irony lost on no one, except perhaps her, that she made those arguments in paragraphs that were marvels of strenuous intellection. By conviction she was a sensualist, but by nature she was a moralist, and in the work she published in the 1970s and '80s it was the latter side of her that came forward. In Illness as Metaphor--published in 1978, after she suffered breast cancer and a mastectomy...
Finally, know your child's limits. Exercise is great--until it's not. If strenuous activity leads to attacks, your child may have to learn to live with some restrictions. The more the asthma is controlled, the fewer the limitations will be--and the more both children and parents can relax...
...Thin in India" [Nov. 8] reported on how the increasingly overweight Indian middle class is under pressure to lose weight. Because Indian cuisine has always included rich ingredients, the problem of obesity has been waiting for us for a long time. Plus, the most strenuous thing many of us have to do these days is to flick the remote control. Prosperity encourages a sedentary lifestyle. The trouble is that our bodies are being fattened along with our wallets. On the other hand, some women are starving themselves to attain hourglass figures and in the process are getting sick from poor...
...Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” As a public service announcement, I write to you to illustrate a typical morning of an upperclassman. By taking note, you can prepare for the inevitable stages of morning that signal the beginning of your long, strenuous days at Harvard...
...while some blamed Russell’s strenuous practices for the team’s troubles last season, Farrar has been able to avoid that problem while still training effectively...