underlying
All four patients with the resistant strains
had underlying conditions that compromised their immune systems,
and were being treated in an isolated unit
at the North Carolina hospital.
undermine
it would undermine the rule of law,
sending out the message that even a prisoner
who has been convicted of heinous crimes
can be released from prison as a political bargaining chip."
undertake
The Utrecht court first blocked her departure
in August out of concern for her safety.
The decision sparked a worldwide debate on how much authorities
and parents should limit children's freedom
to undertake risky adventures.
eclipse
The Express would have us return to the days
in which the future course of human affairs
could be predicted by solar eclipses and the appearance of comets.
eject
The pilot managed to eject at about 1,000 ft.
and landed unhurt in a tree, but his plane plummeted
into the black Bavarian soil south of Augsburg.
emancipate
As an opportunistic Vice President under Janio Quadros,
he toured Red China, heaping praise on Mao Tse-tung's regime
as "an example that shows how people can emancipate themselves
from the yoke of their exploiters."
emigrate
The majority of its classical dancers
have to travel abroad to work, something that Rojo,
who came to Britain when she was 22, regards as a scandal.
"Ballet dancers in my country have been condemned to emigrate,
year after year, decade after decade."
warfare
It is taken as an inhumane action
to use biochemical weapons in modern warfare.
That's right.