Word: prone
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...descriptions have none of those elongated pronunciations he's prone to; he serves up none of the verbal jambalaya he's known for on the stump. His accent has no thickener the way it might if he were trying to give the Disney version of the tour. And he doesn't go the other way either, trotting out 10[cent]words like sylvan or making wide detours to talk about Teddy Roosevelt. His voice is easy. Meanwhile, the recount continues...
...underlying contention of the Republicans in this was that the Democrats' problems were their own fault. Theresa LaPore was a Democrat. The counties with the Votomatics were Democratic counties teeming with apparently mistake-prone Democratic voters. And the Democrats are complaining about how lousy - and racist - the system...
...Holy Roman Empire, but will the Empire maintain its hegemony, or will new challenges arise to its control? Think also of the changes in daily life: Now, just like in all previous societies, most of humanity scratches out a living from small dirt fields in grinding, famine-prone poverty, and vast numbers of children die before age five...
...institutions the chance to veto applicants with substantial disciplinary records or whose academic and extracurricular credentials are so lacking that their application would prove an embarrassment for all involved. Outside of this criterion, it seems unreasonable for Harvard to exclude anyone, especially when one considers the inadequate and error-prone endorsement system now in place as well as the serendipitous nature of the Rhodes selection process...
...hips survived a fall with joints intact. (Good thing, because up to 30% of the elderly who break a hip can be expected to die within a year.) The crash helmets for hips are recommended for people with osteoporosis, especially those who suffer dizzy spells or are otherwise tumble prone. Whether old folks can be persuaded to wear them, though, is anyone's guess...