Sentences with phrase «spasm of»

We still send a letter to the other side asking for a contribution as a matter of fairness, but if the other side says to stuff it, then it is usually better for the purchaser to get on with life and, if it makes him feel better, to send a brief (very brief) spasm of bad karma undulating toward the vendor.

Mention it to someone who was in private practice in 1994, and they may suffer a small spasm of pain: the memories can be traumatic.

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Increasing hostility and suspicion lead to a nuclear ultimatum by Pakistan, an Indian pre-emptive nuclear strike, and a six - day spasm of nuclear strikes which kills 400 - 500 million.

Peter Lilley (one of the dissenters) said: «Historically, the House has made its worst mistakes not when it is divided, but when it is virtually unanimous; not when it is adversarial, but when MPs switch off their critical faculties in a spasm of moral self - congratulation.

Extinction: Elizabeth Kolbert of The New Yorker has explored evidence for a human - driven spasm of extinction getting into high gear as human numbers and appetites spike.

Finally, in a collective spasm of uncertainty at the very moment of hitting the button that would instantly and irrevocably flush our bank accounts into his, we asked Armand outright what was to keep him from bolting with the cash.

Like many others, I have transiently experienced the pain from spasm of the iris experienced with inflammation in the eye (called uveitis) when I leave a matinee in the afternoon and I emerge from the dark theatre into the bright light of day.

Basil Linalool: A gentle chemotype of Basil, it is often helpful to relieve spasm of the urinary tract and to promote normal diuresis.

Symptoms of overdose may include drowsiness, confusion, and uncontrollable movements of the legs, face and tongue, muscle spasm of the neck, tremor, irritability and agitation.

Plantaeris is a herbal formula that helps maintain normal bowel function and relieves spasm of the digestive tract and reduces pain and discomfort as well.

• Crystals in the urine that chafe the bladder lining • Bladder stones • Urinary infections • Sterile or idiopathic cystitis that causes inflammation of the bladder lining • Spasm of the urethra • A plug of debris in the urethra • Stress • Bladder polyps • Cancer of the urinary tract

It is caused by a spasm of the laryngeal area and soft palate.

Esophageal achalasia: a functional stricture or spasm of the muscles of the esophagus where it joins the stomach.

As he is pushed deeper into the darkness of imprisonment, his resolve to escape burns only more brightly, until in a last spasm of flight, in a white heat of terror, he is called to choose his fate.

As that first year unfolds and the shadows deepen, the Dodds experience days full of excitement, intrigue, romance — and ultimately, horror, when a climactic spasm of violence and murder reveals Hitler's true character and ruthless ambition.

Trying to work out which direction they were facing, looking for a sign, a hunch, a spasm of intimation, but there were only the odds.

Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) teaches the third grade, and we see her doing a pretty good job of it, until she is overtaken with a sudden spasm of vomiting.

By far her best moments in «Three Billboards» are those in which Mildred's steely composure erodes, when she's suddenly overwhelmed by a spasm of grief, regret, compassion or fear.

The statement came to mind while I was watching Hollywood's latest summer spasm of red, white, and blue bombast, The Patriot.

Blanchett's battle with Sauron culminates in a spasm of violent noise and warped psychedelia that satisfies that inarticulably visceral desire to be simultaneously awed and terrified.

This is a world where a digitally fabricated fluttering bird on a wing - mirror can cause a spasm of conscience.

Spasm of the muscles that surround the airways, with the treatment including traditional medications and bronchodilators to relax the muscles responsible for the spasm.

The usual symptoms of this type of injury include pain, spasm of the muscle, swelling, bruising, and limited mobility.

A blood clot can block flow; so can a sudden spasm of the artery.

It treats hemorrhoids (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) because they are thought to be caused by spasm of the anal sphincter.

We've all experienced the familiar spasm of a hiccup — often at the most inappropriate moments — yet remarkably little is know about its causes.

They compared the modern rate of species loss to the natural rates of species extinction before human activities dominated Earth, and found that people are actively participating in «a global spasm of biodiversity loss.»

«In many cases, after an injection for a disabling spasm of neck muscles called cervical dystonia, there is no change in muscle tone but the patient finds relief and is perfectly happy.

For example, a sudden burst of expansion explains why matter is spread relatively evenly in every direction; it would have been stretched and smoothed during the spasm of rapid growth.

But why should the perception of incongruity cause a spasm of noisy chest - heaving?

In a last spasm of activity, they swell up, brighten tremendously and shed enormous clouds of gas.

And, some treatments — like antimetabolites — can cause spasm of the heart arteries, which can cause chest pain symptoms but could lead to heart attacks as well.

We are «precipitating a global spasm of biodiversity loss,» he wrote in the Science Advances study.

The spasm of violence follows a period of gradually increasing cross-border tension.

Rejecting the deal would trigger a spasm of chaos in British politics.

With British Airways, BT and rail firms all engaged in industrial disputes, employers are concerned the move towards reducing spending in tomorrow's Budget could trigger a spasm of strike action across the country.

Whereas 2010's spasm of «Cleggmania» put his name on the lips of every journalist, after entering into coalition Clegg oversaw a collapse in the party's polling numbers.

12:31 - Another spasm of contrition from Murdoch here: «The News of the World, to be quite honest, is an aberration and it's my fault.»

As was expected, Dr. Bawumia waxed in much prolixity and repetitive humdrum about the ills facing the Ghanaian economy under President Mahama without any spasm of intellectuality to place everything in the broad spectrum of the national economy long before the Mahama era.

The so - called «racist vans», which drove around poor, mixed areas of London with some pretty ugly Children of Men - style demands for illegal immigrants to «go home», recently forced Twitter into a spasm of liberal outrage.

Britain basically has gone mad and in its spasm of anti-social behaviour it has settled on a plan which gives it everything it wants and none of the things it does not want.

That little bumping sound you just heard is the spasm of his diaphragm.

Raynaud s phenomenon is due to spasm of blood vessels preventing blood from getting to a particular area of the body.

The spasm of muscles in the walls of your arteries forces them to turn narrower and interrupts the flow of blood to your body.

The cause would seem to be a spasm of the blood vessels in the nipple (when the nipple is white), followed by relaxation of these blood vessels (when the nipple returns to its normal colour).

This is caused by a spasm of the blood vessels in the nipple.

Her wedding gown, ordered during a spasm of preparation last spring, awaits the convenience of her cancer.

The spasm of loneliness became so monumental that I began to feel almost ennobled by it and regretted its passing as I found myself automatically performing the little cockpit chores preparatory to landing.