We may not all be called to be Jägerstätters and it can feel uncomfortable making moral judgements on such cases from
the safety of our armchairs.
I love the sound of your Fiji Islands Mysteries and will look out for its debut — sounds like a good Christmas present for my brother, who went to Fiji earlier this year — though of course it will also allow the majority of us like me who have never been and are never likely to go there to enjoy its charms by proxy from
the safety of our armchairs!
Not exact matches
According to First Candle, a nonprofit educational organization on sleep -
safety, «The number
of babies who die in adult beds and other unsafe sleep environments (i.e.: an
armchair or couch) is on the rise.
If the thought
of huffing, puffing, pumping, extreme - stretching, and grimacing your way through a workout makes you want to retreat to the
safety of your reclining
armchair with a relaxing cup
of tea and a jelly doughnut, then tai chi may be the exercise answer for you.
A recent meta - analysis
of 11 studies that investigated the association
of bed - sharing and SIDS revealed a summary OR
of 2.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.99 — 4.18) with bed - sharing.158 Furthermore, bed - sharing in an adult bed not designed for infant
safety exposes the infant to additional risks for accidental injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, falls, and strangulation.159, 160 Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months
of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports
of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or
armchair.162, — , 165
As an
armchair aficionado, the
safety net
of my filled popcorn bowl and beloved Cocker Spaniel gone, instead equipped with a notepad, iPhone and armful
of purple and gold embossed official Westminster Kennel Club media paraphernalia, I walked bewildered through the pomp and circumstance.
eSports attracts a range
of gamers from across the spectrum to cheer for their favourite teams and who usually aren't afraid to be an
armchair coach from the
safety of Twitch chat.