Word: swallowable
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...despite the ever-clear logic of these justifications, I find them hard to swallow. When it comes to why my shins must be exposed to the sun, I just don’t see the light...
After an NCAA tournament appearance in 1999, narrowly missing the playoffs last season was a bitter pill to swallow for the Colgate faithful. Coach Don Vaughan hopes to see his team playing at a top level again this winter, though, and the Raiders’ performance in two close losses to nationally-ranked Nebraska-Omaha had some thinking that was a reasonable expectation...
Even under the best circumstances, Cipro is not an easy pill to swallow. Dairy products interfere with the drug's absorption, so you need to wait at least two hours before drinking milk or eating yogurt or cheese. Cipro also increases sensitivity to the sun, so to avoid a rash, you need to cover exposed skin when going outdoors...
...flaggery in an unflattering light. We have an awfully easy nation to be patriotic in. If you want to help the war effort, says the President, go out and spend money. Meanwhile he and the loyal opposition will decide whether defeating Osama bin Laden requires Americans to swallow a tax cut or suffer new infusions of federal spending. If this is what you can do for your country, then ask not what your country can do for you. It's hard to imagine how the government could coddle us more...
...paper due the next day at 10 a.m., I realize at five in the morning that I’m in a pretty tight spot. I just spent nine hours losing $500 when I should have been writing a paper—that’s really tough to swallow. And the fact that it happens as often as it happens has allowed me to take a rational view towards it—to not worry, not get stressed. I’ll still be able to come home, take a deep breath, maybe punch the wall a couple...