Word: swallowed
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...situation prevailing at home and abroad and have concluded that continuing the war means destruction for the nation and a prolongation of bloodshed and cruelty in the world." Some of those present began to weep. "The time has come," Hirohito went on, "when we must bear the unbearable. I swallow my tears and give my sanction to the proposal to accept the Allied proclamation on the basis outlined by the Foreign Minister...
Many experts find these plans too optimistic. Just because researchers have not noted worrisome side effects yet, critics say, does not mean that none will emerge. Leptin, they point out, is a serious drug, not the easy-to-swallow "thin pill" dieters have dreamed of for so long. To do its work, leptin would probably have to be either injected daily, like insulin, or implanted under the skin for the rest of one's life. In the laboratory experiments reported last week, the obese mice started regaining weight as soon as the injections stopped. Even with a boost from something...
...informal and unenforceable pledge to buy more U.S. car parts--not to be imported by Japan but to be built into the cars they assemble in America. That is exactly the sort of arrangement the White House insists it will no longer accept. And if it does swallow some minor compromise out of fear of the very real disasters of a true trade war, that may only stiffen its resolve to hang tougher next time around...
...other hand, the Crimson had a tough season outside the Ancient Eight. While a winless record in itself is tough to swallow, the way in which Harvard lost made it even more painful...
...Strike, as such, essentially petered out after a final Faculty meeting acceded to the key parts of Afro's demands concerning the Afro-American Studies Department. Since part of those demands involved a student role in selecting faculty for the department, the Faculty had to swallow hard...