Word: throwings
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Perhaps we can’t all throw ourselves in the path of enemy fire like one of the soldiers Bush honored in the State of the Union, but we could give up our tax cuts so that the government could provide our troops with what they need to stay alive, without the nation spiraling into further debt. But difficult solutions don’t garner public support on their own. They require courageous leaders who advocate sound policy and ensure that all Americans feel their connection to the war overseas. The first step is to teach voters that supporting...
...drug developer, HIV is nothing but a thief. All the virus wants to do is break inside a healthy cell, steal its genetic machinery, and start profiting from the intrusion. To stop a thief, you need to throw a monkey wrench - or several - into his plans...
...none for several weeks after. Also, you're locked into a fixed amount of food each week, so if you don't feel like cooking for a couple nights in a row, you feel guilty. A farmer sweated over these beautiful ears of corn, and I'm going to throw them out so I can pick up riblets at Applebee...
...movies, if you want to hook an audience, you throw them a surprise while telling them a story they've heard before. James Cameron knows how to hook an audience. Appearing in New York City with a limestone coffin that he claimed had held the remains of Jesus, Cameron attacked a central Christian tenet--that Christ rose bodily from the dead. Yet he confirmed another article of faith: that Hollywood blasphemers are out to get Christians...
...clubs or elsewhere, alcohol consumption is still the major issue in that age group. “If you’re underage, you will find a way to get a drink,” he says. “If we catch [underage people] drinking, then we throw them out, but it still puts our liquor license at risk. And if you’re 21 and have a few cocktails in you, you’re closer to acting like an adult.” According to Kaleva, the Roxy could not previously deal with the issue...