Word: withdrawnness
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...chest. No fewer than 369 items, among them some of the most widely prescribed drugs, should be thrown out, said the FDA, because its investigators have determined they are not effective for their claimed purposes or are actually hazardous. The lengthy catalogue includes many items that are already being withdrawn by their manufacturers; on others, the companies are not prepared to accept FDA's judgment and they are fighting back in the courts...
That was indeed the crux of Klee's art. His work sprang from a peculiarly aseptic meditative center, neither "emotional" nor "intellectual," but simply withdrawn. His reputation as a great teacher seems to rest more on his published theories in the Pedagogical Sketchbook than on the results he got from his pupils. Though he was one of the ornaments of the Bauhaus during his years in Germany, working there did not affect his style, nor did his idiosyncratic style affect the Bauhaus theorists. It was just another monastery...
...thinking is geared to developing enterprises that can not only support themselves, but support the whole black movement when outside financial support is withdrawn," McKnight said. "If the people are together, they can take over the political controls in some of the Deep South states...
...floor, then placed comforting hands on her. "Now, one at a time," Sylvia said softly, "please return to your seats." (She explained to me later that had we all left simultaneously, Frances might have associated our departure with her earlier tragedy, in which all of her support was withdrawn at once.) Frances rose slowly, lit a cigarette and turned to look at us. "Thank you all," she said, her face breaking into a radiant smile. "I feel much better...
Aimee, the story went, skimmed the collection plate; when the congregation contributed $3,500, she acknowledged $1,200. She kept three sets of books and a secret bank account in which $100,000 was deposited (and withdrawn) in one nine-month period. What's more, she kept a double who took imaginary trips and ran up imaginary expenses...