Word: sufference
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...question such a specter poses to both banks and governments is vexing: doesn't extending new loans to companies and individuals whose income might significant suffer during economic shrinkage risk creating the same sort of toxic debt that provoked the on-going global crisis in the first place...
Fava thought the Schuylkill River held a solution. Not a solution to his financial woes, alas, but to the anxiety that had hijacked his peace of mind. He was stalked by a fear of the future - "of the innocent persons who would suffer" because of his losses. But when he hit the river, he was suddenly afraid of something clear and present. Fava had perspective, and he clung to a piling in a desperate bid to undo his decision...
Playground gibes are a rite of passage for most school-age kids, but for some children, teasing at school can turn into outright violence and abuse. Researchers say that as many as 1 in 10 children suffer physical attacks, name-calling and other social aggression at school, and a new study suggests that a child's risk of becoming a chronic victim of bullying may depend on factors that appear very early in life...
...trouble controlling your impulses to purchase items, products, or services on the Net,” “have tried, unsuccessfully, to curtail your use of the ‘Net,” or have had “either your work output or your personal relationships [suffer] as a result of spending too much time on the Net,” you too may be at risk of “Net” addiction, according to an online survey linked by the Bureau of Study Counsel Web site...
...China's export-driven economy will suffer in a global slowdown, but the country is in a better position than many to ride out the storm, argues Kroeber of Dragonomics. "Commodity price are falling, reducing the price of manufacturing. And in any case, China makes the things you buy in Wal-mart and people will keep shopping there. It's countries that produce more high-end goods that will be worse affected...