Word: suffering
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...danger of high blood pressure lies in the fact that it leads to degeneration and to hardening of the arteries. The high tension represents considerable wear and tear on the blood vessels. The smaller arteries suffer the most because of their delicate structure. Although the walls of the arteries become thicker with increasing blood pressure, they have less resistance than the normal elastic vessels...
...impossible for favoritism to creep in, especially in regard to substitutions. Obviously the burden on the captain would be out of proportion to that on any of the other eight men, and the captain's performance would most certainly suffer...