Word: withering
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...Crewdson explains. When Gallo made his first appearance, AIDS had just started to hit the western world. At this point, scientists knew how to recognize the disease’s symptoms—they just had no clue what caused patients’ T-cells to wither and their bodies to become susceptible for opportunistic diseases. Homosexuals were the first to experience the leukemia-like symptoms: large lymph nodes, fatigue and weight loss. Then hemophiliacs, unbeknownst to health practitioners at the time, were also succumbing to the virus, infected by the blood transfusions intended to keep them alive...
Moderate Muslim leaders scoff at Butt as a self-publicist. But Zaki Badawi, principal of London's Muslim College, warns that "the idea that you can cut off the head of al-Qaeda and the body will wither is not going to happen." Ranstorp agrees. Though al-Qaeda's lair in Afghanistan may have been smashed, he says, "The snake has already laid a thousand eggs, which are hatching and slipping off in all directions." Foremost among them Britain...
...could use some streamlining, especially now that the Justice Department has one overriding mission, to prevent terrorism. But Ashcroft's plans raise plenty of questions. For one thing, if he reallocates agents and money to find future Mohamed Attas, other priorities--from civil-rights enforcement to antitrust efforts--may wither. Last week Ashcroft ensured that one conservative cause wouldn't be forgotten: reversing a Clinton Administration ruling, he allowed his department's drug agents to go after Oregon doctors who prescribe narcotics for suicide under that state's Death with Dignity law. (On Thursday a federal judge in Oregon...
...halftime show was the hottest part of Saturday’s football game against Dartmouth, then you obviously left before the second half. And if you left before the second half, you may have walked away slack-jawed after watching Harvard’s dreams of a championship season wither while Dartmouth stomped through the Crimson defense...
...ground is no place for a champion,” he said. “You cannot let your faith wither on the canvas...