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...limit on motherhood. A young woman, for instance, might wish to have some eggs frozen, in case she chooses to become pregnant later in life. For most women past 35, fertility declines sharply, simply because their eggs have become too old to be viable. But their bodies can still sustain a pregnancy, and many could give birth if they could just get access to healthy eggs. Until now the only option has been to use an egg from a younger donor, but some day they may be able to use their own frozen eggs...
...physically and spiritually unable to sustain the responsibilities of a diocesan bishop...
...lived in tropical areas," Hauser said. "I've never seen such heavy rain continue uninterrupted for hours and hours." Hauser saw malnutrition on his trip, where, because of the rationing that followed last year's floods, many North Koreans had been getting by on tiny grain rations that barely sustain them. The new flooding seems certain to lead to starvation and other severe suffering. "It's difficult to expect them to work in the fields and repair the vast new flood damage with so little to eat," Hauser says. The United Nations appeal for food aid to compensate for last...
...Apartment" has the look and feel of a short film stretched out to feature length and therefore cannot sustain the audience's interest: the writers simply didn't work hard enough at filling in the gaps. The roaches--they are the flying variety, for all you critter hobbyists--become boring for all the variety of the music...
First, everyone likes talking about where they go to school and where they grew up. These topics can sustain a conversation for hours, as the theory of Six Degrees of Separation proves true again and again. In fact, it turns out I first met one of the interns in my office on an exchange program in seventh grade. We spent hours talking about the fact that the person she had hosted was now married, and the person who had hosted me was incarcerated. Similar stories have popped up again and again...