Word: droppingly
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Most companies make losing weight sound much simpler than it is. The Physicians Weight Loss Centers often tells newcomers they can drop up to 7 lbs. in the first week, but the firm's president, Charles Sekeres, admitted to Wyden's committee that this range was based only on individuals who are "morbidly obese" or on men (who can slim down more quickly than women). In addition, ads for most weight-loss programs fail to mention that many customers regain weight just as fast as they lose it if they return to their old eating habits. The industry, contends Wyden...
...program has sparked an uproar because he declines to offer the same discounts to any non-Christians except Jews, whom Jackson said he includes because they believe in God. Even so, David Friedman, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, has urged Jackson to drop the program. Says he: "I want him to see there is something wrong in asking customers to declare their religious affiliation and to treat them differently according to that...
...signs of crisis are everywhere. Nearly 1 in 4 black men, ages 20 to 29, is in jail, on probation or on parole. Black men are less likely to attend college than black females or whites of either gender, and when they do go, they often drop out. Homicide, including fatalities resulting from clashes with police, is the leading cause of death among black males, ages 15 through 34. Says Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis Sullivan: "When you look at a long list of social pathologies, you find black...
...rarely swim fly. I swim freestyle. Butterfly is the most difficult stroke. After swimming a minute of butterfly, you're on your butt. So guys who work out more than I do in butterfly have the greatest lousy stroke in the world, because your arms get tired, and you drop your elbows, and your technique is off. The technical stroke in butterfly is critical to the speed of the stroke...
This represents a dramatic drop for Bellotti who, up until recently, had been seen as the party's frontrunner going into the September primary. Bellotti dropped from 38 percent of the vote in a similar Globe poll conducted in January, while Murphy held steady at 20 percent, and Silber increased his share from 16 percent...