Search Details

Word: throws (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...especially good at maintaining equilibrium, which is why a boost in calorie-burning can often trigger a hunger signal and prompt people to eat more to make up for the loss. And even if drug companies could find a way to activate brown fat safely, that excess activity could throw off other metabolic systems and damage your health. After all, the people who have the most active brown fat so far are those with cancer and hyperthyroidism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brown Fat: A Fat That Helps You Lose Weight? | 4/8/2009 | See Source »

...Granted, we ought not to throw out the baby with the proverbial bathwater; nobody’s suggesting that we should lack initiative. It makes sense for those who desire to be doctors to take organic chemistry or engage in lab work now, just as it makes sense for would-be writers to read novels and write for publications. Not setting strict goals, however, is much different from not working hard. Being 30-something and still living in your parents’ basement off vague dreams is not the successful result of a broad education. But to retain forever...

Author: By Jessica A. Sequeira | Title: Out With the Checklist | 4/5/2009 | See Source »

...irritable, washed-up pianist and the couple’s only client, adds to the monotony that typifies the characters of the play. However, the ominous arrival of two men dressed in dark suits—Goldberg and McCann—disrupts the established tedium. They inspire Meg to throw a birthday party for Stanley which ends in violence and mayhem, but ultimately results in a return to small-town ennui.This extremely well-cast group of actors successfully captures the contemplative spirit of the play. The disillusioned Stanley is the fulcrum of “The Birthday Party...

Author: By Stephanie M. Woo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Party' Explores Existentialism | 4/5/2009 | See Source »

Nothing says bonding like slapping the rando next to you with your 300 thread count goose down pillow, right? Whilemost participants opted for a traditional fluffy, friendly pillow, others got more creative, bringing discus-shaped throw pillows in an array of colors. Though they seem to be more versatile, they offer less by way of skull-crushing delivery...

Author: By Wendy H. Chang | Title: Pillow Fight | 4/4/2009 | See Source »

...alpha and the omega male. One scene has him dangling a suspect from the high window of a tenement, then letting him go. Diesel fans know that if you let him into your apartment, you'd better clear the knickknacks off your freestanding shelving, because he's bound to throw somebody into it. Anybody else does this, you'd say he has anger issues - or, considering his character's surname, Toretto's syndrome. But Diesel doesn't get mad; he stays cooler than cool. The guy's an icebox...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fast & Furious: Auto Eroticism | 4/3/2009 | See Source »

Previous | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | Next