Word: squeamishness
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...Americans this year will be found to have colon cancer, and more than 56,000 will die from the disease, making it the second leading cause of cancer deaths, according to the National Cancer Institute. Many of these deaths could have been avoided if people were not so squeamish about undergoing colonoscopy, which is what makes the "Katie Couric effect," as researchers have dubbed it, so important. --By David Bjerklie
Gitlin argues that Leftists, perhaps even liberals, are squeamish about winning because they are inherently uncomfortable with centralized power. Moreover, in one of several stabs at the academy of which he is part, Gitlin says that left-leaning individuals are more intent upon debating the “political significance of movies and TV shows” or “marching on the English department...
...Squeamish or not, a Harvard student, without 21-plus identification or money for partying has limited options for the post-2 a.m. slot. This makes it difficult to stridently oppose finals clubs...
...terrorism is two wars, one for men and one for women. The guys' war is special forces on horseback, video-game bombing runs against comic-strip evildoers. It dominates the headlines and the federal budget. Women are not squeamish about the use of force--pollsters suggest they're more interested in the war on terrorism than in any other foreign policy issue in recent history--but they tend to have a different priority: protection of hearth and home against the next terrorist attack...
...terrorism is two wars, one for men and one for women. The guys' war is special forces on horseback, video-game bombing runs against comic-strip evildoers. It dominates the headlines and the federal budget. Women are not squeamish about the use of force - pollsters suggest they're more interested in the war on terrorism than in any other foreign policy issue in recent history - but they tend to have a different priority: protection of hearth and home against the next terrorist attack...