Sentences with phrase «few of the afflictions»

Aching shoulders, sunburn and mental fatigue brought on by hours of constant rowing are just a few of the afflictions that Challenge competitors endure.

Not exact matches

The mayor's self - inflicted afflictions have multiplied so quickly this year it's hard to keep track of them all, and we're probably forgetting a few (we'll give him a pass on the whole Harlem deer fiasco because, frankly, deer are rats with antlers and should be treated accordingly).

Sorrow, carnage, tragedy and affliction has struck our nation in the last few days and weeks yet we have not heard ONE word about any of them from our ailing President.

Other diseases claim limbs or organs; Alzheimer's devours the self, making it one of the few afflictions widely regarded as being worse than death.

Chrissy, who shares a room with her older sister, Brianna, 17, still receives cards and stuffed animals from well - wishers two years after she made international headlines.This month, she'll participate in a few community events to raise awareness about the importance of funding breast cancer research, says her mom, and she plans to speak at a fundraiser to help children with cancer and other serious afflictions.

Going against the «grain,» Dr. Perlmutter asserts: «The origin of brain disease is in many cases predominantly dietary... to a large extent numerous neurological afflictions often reflect the mistake of consuming too many carbs and too few healthy fats.»

In Hemphill's story, the girls fake their afflictions, and the book's great strength lies in its masterful unveiling of the girls» wholly believable motivations: romantic jealousy; boredom; a yearning for friendship, affection, and attention; and most of all, empowerment in a highly constricting and stratified society that left few opportunities for women.

John P. Holdren, now President Obama's science adviser, wrote in «Science and Technology for Sustainable Well - Being» that when you measure human harm in years of life lost (e.g., a child cut down by disease loses decades; a grandmother dying of a stroke at 80 loses a few years), the major afflictions of poverty and affluence do us in at roughly equal rates.

One example is Cowen referencing a cure to Alzheimer's as a defensive innovation - yes it's true that Alzheimer's will likely become far worse of an affliction as our population ages in the next few decades.

In reading just the first few passages in Wendy Gelberg's Introduction, I immediately saw myself, relaxed and felt better about my «affliction,» and drank in her words: «My goal in writing this book is to pick up where other job search and career transition books leave off and to honor people of all types.»