Word: triggers
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...most common by far is cancer of the cervix, but HPV has also been blamed for tumors of the vulva, vagina, anus and penis. The virus alone, however, probably does not cause cancer. Instead, say researchers, one or more of several co-factors seem to be required to trigger the disease. Among the suspected culprits: smoking, birth-control pills, and the presence of herpes and other venereal infections...
...extremists in Ulster have been stockpiling weapons. In response, a number of opposition Labor Party politicians in London were again raising demands to get British troops out of the province. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who called the latest killings "an act of appalling savagery," fears that a pullout would trigger even worse bloodshed in Ulster. She is adamant that the forces stay...
...they go, both new systems look adequate. Each is designed to get astronauts safely clear of the shuttle's fuselage and wings so they can parachute to earth. In a disaster -- say, the loss of an engine -- the crew will trigger explosives to jettison the escape-hatch cover, then exit one by one. If the rocket system is in place, each astronaut will be yanked from the ship with 2,000 lbs. of thrust. Otherwise, they will hook onto the telescoping pole, which will extend through the door, and let gravity and airflow pull them down and out of harm...
...that taking excessive doses of nutrients is dangerous. Moreover, the combination of too much of a supplement and certain medications can cause trouble. For example, excessive vitamin E by itself can lead to diarrhea and skin rashes. Taken with certain blood-thinning drugs, large doses of vitamin E can trigger severe internal bleeding...
...Committee and the House Telecommunications Subcommittee will conduct hearings on the crash. For one thing, the committees may look into charges that trading in futures contracts based on the Major Market Index, a basket of 20 blue-chip stocks, was manipulated by several major investors on Oct. 20 to trigger an artificial rally in the stock market. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission investigated the accusation and found no evidence of wrongdoing, but the issue will not go away. Says one Senate Banking Committee staffer: "We want to see if the C.F.T.C. report is a whitewash...