Word: sustains
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...modern" Olympics, which began in 1896, did not include women, founder Pierre de Coubertin being of the opinion that a woman's "organism is not cut out to sustain certain shocks." No wonder it took until 1984 for women to be allowed to run the Olympics' signature event, the marathon. No organisms were shocked...
...every Dow rally has stalled just short of the previous high and sell-offs have abated just short of the previous low. Draw the lines, and you get a sideways triangle, or pennant shape, that reveals schizoid investor psychology. On one hand, investors do not believe the market can sustain a rally--so as stocks near their previous highs, sellers charge in early to beat the crowd. But investors don't see a big downdraft coming either--so as stocks approach their previous bottoms, they swoop in to bargain hunt before others get there. Everyone is playing the trading range...
...modern" Olympics, which began in 1896, did not include women, founder Pierre de Coubertin being of the opinion that a woman's "organism is not cut out to sustain certain shocks." No wonder it took until 1984 for women to be allowed to run the Olympics' signature event, the marathon. No organisms were shocked...
Meanwhile, Republicans insist on repeal. That won't happen this year; Democrats say they've got the votes to sustain a veto. But Republicans figure they will get it next year, under President George W. Bush...
...different versions of the APOE gene. Even more intriguing, APOE4 appears to have a broad impact on the well-being of nerve cells. Among other things, people who carry two copies of APOE4 have more difficulty recovering from strokes and traumatic head injuries; they are also more likely to sustain brain damage during cardiovascular surgery...