Word: verbalizations
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...against surviving accomplices when the gun wielder is killed. Thus the issue in this case was whether the murder charge against Taylor could be justified by something his buddies did to incite Mrs. West that was even more provocative than waving a gun. According to the court majority, the verbal threat of "execution" and the agitated demeanor of the gunmen provided the necessary additional provocation. To the dissenters, this distinction seemed "absurd." They insisted that a verbal threat to use a drawn gun is redundant...
...Verbal Overkill...
Also, in October the government changed the system of storm warnings broadcast over the radio. Thinking that the peasants did not understand the numerical ratings of 1 to 12 set up, the government substituted verbal descriptions. The island inhabitants were confused and fewer sought refuge than would have otherwise...
...inevitable showdown over control of the Cambridge Model Cities program finally came to a head yesterday as 50 board and staff members participated in a day-long verbal confrontation with City Manager John H. Corcoran...
After the exercises, the group went on a 35-minute image trip. With the lights turned off, students lay down and mentally left the confines of their bodies. Following verbal suggestions, participants went from a meadow, to a stream, to the highest peaks of a mountain, into a fire, and ultimately into a diamond...