How To Use Distress In A Sentence

The flight crew made a distress call and the aircraft landed safely on one engine around 14 minutes after take-off.
And it was perhaps insensitive to try to sell pet funerals to distressed purchasers. Times, Sunday Times
Ms. Miller's imprisonment for civil contempt of court was less a perfect storm — to use one of the press 'hoarier clichés to characterize a grim convergence of unpleasant events — as it was a brownout, a distressing midsummer sign that a full power outage is on its way. The Great D.C. Plame-Out, Or: Novak, Lord of the Journo-Flies
An orbiting satellite picked up a distress signal from the ship's emergency beacon, standard equipment on all modern boats.
When we arrived she was in such a distressed state that we had to treat it with the upmost seriousness.

The poor little mite was obviously distressed and was hobbling around on its good leg, often resting on the ground.
In doing so, you have helped a pilot in distress and are a credit to [Air Force] Air Traffic Control.
It includes strategies for promoting high academic achievement as well as off-setting problems of alienation, disengagement, and emotional distress.
Clear-cut clinical evidence of a hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus should be present, such as respiratory distress, a continuous murmur, a hyperactive precordium, cardiomegaly and pulmonary plethora on chest x-ray. THE MEDICAL NEWS
Complication of mechanical ventilation in neonates with respiratory distress.
After much blundering and backing, it stopped at the door: rolling heavily from side to side when its other motion had ceased, as if it had taken cold in its damp stable, and between that, and the having been required in its dropsical old age to move at any faster pace than a walk, were distressed by shortness of wind. American Notes for General Circulation
In the first horror occasioned by her father's distress from the bills of her brother, she wrote a supplicating letter to Mrs. Mittin, to intreat she would endeavour to quiet her creditors till she could arrange something for their payment. Camilla
Eight hours after admission he suddenly deteriorated, with severe respiratory distress and increasing left chest signs.
Mum sounded very alarmed and distressed and told me to lock the doors. The Sun
That he has regained sufficient emotional stability, after many years of considerable distress, to perform before live audiences is welcome.
The charity aims to relieve poverty and distress caused by natural disasters.
She carried her jeweler 's tools and supplies in a tote bag, along with two tins of condensed milk to ease the distress of the journey. THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
That longan blinks to anticipate treatment of water spirit, gaze at small fox black 78 black slightly distress face.
However, I still cannot understand or rationalise the distressing sequence of events that followed his death.
We do not wish to profit from a film that has demonstrably caused great distress. Times, Sunday Times
This conflict causes psychic pain and symptoms of distress. Know Your Own Mind
Administration of surfactant in neonates with infant respiratory distress syndrome has led to improved survival rates.
We have an alarming number of distressing cases in our files of youngsters, families and old folk who need us.
But now the first of five translucent duplex and triplex apartments in the building at 1055 Park Ave. has just gone into contract at what brokers say was a distressed price for the prime location — less than $1,850 a square foot. Glass Condo, Rock-Bottom Price
Shame: a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
The dog trapped poorly, ran disappointingly, and when I met Marlyn with the dog at the trackside, I immediately noticed he was over duly distressed.
This distress is a cause of deep regret. Times, Sunday Times
No significant differences were reported in the areas of sensation, distress, anxiety, or narcotic intake between the three intervention groups and the control group.
She was too exhausted and distressed to talk about the tragedy.
Poor Ernest has been suffering since Wednesday last with the jaundice, which is very distressing and troublesome, though not alarming .... The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume 1 (of 3), 1837-1843) A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861
Flights in close quarters can also lead to back pain, swollen ankles, leg cramps and psychological distress.
The club's former cloakroom attendant has been given the crazed grin of a bunny boiler and arms that seem more like distressed eels than human limbs. Times, Sunday Times
She was experiencing significant distress due to hot flashes and was referred by her oncologist for hypnotherapy.
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To discuss the events at the death scene and closely examine the autopsy report is distressing to the families.
Wear them with a pair of boot-cut distressed designer jeans, a thick gray wool turtleneck, and a beige or brown corduroy blazer.
The eyes of those suffering from brain damage showed a most profound distress.
Data on the number of charities with distressed reserve funds are hard to come by, but insurance consultants report an increased number of groups seeking to "reinsure" their obligations with outside firms. Donors Find
The manager was distressed by excessive work.
The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress.
He reported that he was distressed by the news that one of his friends had relayed today.
Inwardly as distressed as the Thienz, Scait strode from the hall without pause to call a lackey to replace the rent limb of his throne arm. Shadowfane
When reporters went to interview her about the campaign they found her in a distressed state.
Thomas had come home, to a Bolton where the pillory was still a force, where unrest and distress were still to be overcome.
“Separation distress call in the human neonate in the absence of maternal body contact.” The Official Lamaze® Guide
Pensioner Anthony Tanner was left highly distressed after a vandal tried to set his house on fire with a burning newspaper.
However, after inhalation of three consecutive doses from a new diskus, he immediately complained of chest tightness and feeling of distress that were treated with oral diphenhydramine and inhaled bronchodilator at home. Allegic Reactions from Lactose in Dry Powder Asthma Inhalers
That final dependence may be experienced as distressing or peaceful, but it is not socially problematic.
Your best chance of rescue is by sending a distress signal that gives your exact location. Times, Sunday Times
I am appealing to all mums and dads, please sit your children down and explain what distress and anguish they cause with their pranks.
The way you conducted yourself did cause actual and real distress. Times, Sunday Times
This incident is particularly distressing to the members of the University administration because all fraternities and sororities participated in a workshop a year ago to address a similar situation at another institution.
Take the case of a deal between a special servicer and the owner of a pair of distressed three-story suburban office buildings on Long Island, N.Y., known as the Fountains at Lake Success. Loan Wrangling on the Rise
There is also one scene that will distress tender-hearted viewers.
I too am distressed at the construction of a bund to prevent the long-standing annual visits by Romany families to an Ilkley riverside location.
During the weeks directly afterwards he confided his distress in Keith Gregory and it established a strong bond between them.
Symptoms of panic attacks can include chest pain and abdominal distress.
People traffickers steer leaky rubber boats towards the vessels and then send a distress signal to summon rescuers. Times, Sunday Times
After extubation, patients were monitored for respiratory distress and hemodynamic stability up to 24 hours.
Respiratory distress syndrome also known as hyaline membrane disease occurs when the underdeveloped lungs of the premature infant cannot expand and contract as they should with each inspiration. Mothering Twins
With a distressed eyeroll at Seanglenn Beckhannity, and a weary headshake at Keithrachel Olbermaddowman, not to mention clenched fists of despair at TalkRadio VonHateScream, let me remind the rest of us -- aka. most people -- that just because the makers of so called News think Balanced and Thoughtful is some long-ago folk duo, it doesn't mean we should join in the sneerfest, and passively watch as standards continue to plummet. Roderick Spencer: Fake News Is the Real News
When indisposition, therefore, confined her to the limits of her own apartment, our heroine adopted the same mode of conduct observed at the Hermitage, during Mrs. Bertram’s illness: — she sung, she read, she assisted Mrs. Ross in any piece of fine needle-work which happened to be in hands at the time; and, in short, endeavoured to soften the painful or tedious moments of distress by every possible means best calculated for the purpose. Stella of the North, or the Foundling of the Ship
With the speed of an eagle, Hamish darted up the acclivity, and stood by the minister of Glenorquhy, who was pacing out thus early to administer consolation to a distressed family near Bunawe. Chronicles of the Canongate
As might be expected under such circumstances, the literature on this deliberately mysterious country tends to be polarized and politicized, with the ratio of opinion to fact often distressingly high.
It was a hoarse, awful, prolonged bellow, as of some giant ox in sore distress, and when it would stop, occasionally, faint and far would come another bellow, mellowed by distance, but sounding unspeakably eerie and frightsome. All Aboard A Story for Girls
“Troth, I’ll pledge naebody the night, Maister Touchwood; for, what wi’ the upcast and terror that I got a wee while syne, and what wi’ the bit taste that I behoved to take of the plottie while I was making it, my head is sair eneugh distressed the night already. — Saint Ronan's Well
One unaccustomed to the use of bonga and chewing it for the first time, usually experiences a most disagreeable combination of symptoms; constriction of the oesophagus, a sensation of heat in the head and face, the latter becoming red and congested; at the same time dizziness and precordial distress are experienced. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
Objective To study the effect of protective ventilation and open lung strategy on extravascular lung water index(EVLWI) in rabbits with acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS).
Epics and their contemporary shadows, action-adventure tales, are very much phallocentric genres in which women, when they appear at all, are relegated to the roles of damsels in distress, mother-figures, sex objects, or witches, either good or bad. Lieutenants, sergeants, squires, free-lances, and the hero-king
As noted in my new medicinal spice book, ginger, cinnamon, hot pepper and turmeric are just a few of the spices that can settle a distressed stomach.
he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress
For an institution whose culture has been built on order and seemliness, it is deeply distressing to learn of serious flaws and even criminal activity within its fold.
How much distressed he must have been. The Daisy Chain
Jamal and I stand on the distressed street waiting for a jitney.
Distressingly these encouraged narrow-minded ideas based upon sexual objectivism are just as prevalent in animation…
Some patients, especially young children, may exhibit signs and symptoms of respiratory distress that are indistinguishable from those of an acute asthma attack.
People habitually turn to bond trading as a safe haven and to insurance companies for payouts at times of great distress.
Here, he again paints a distressing picture of a church in denial, a feudal hierarchy where obvious facts and urgent problems remain undiscussed out of loyalty, ambition, or arrogance.
The distresses of these two individuals are vastly different, and at the core of their distresses is classism. A PRIMER ON UNLEARNING CLASSISM
For, O foremost of men, it was thus that subjugator of hostile cities, king Nala, had fallen into distress along with his wife, in consequence, O bull of The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3
Until yesterday, this was a quiet place, even while the people on either side were clearly distressed by a new and awkward tension.
There was no note or indication he was feeling down or distressed. Times, Sunday Times
The buzzword is 'de-risk' not 'distress' and price reductions are 'corrections' rather than 'discounts'. Times, Sunday Times
It sold about $350 million in delinquent loans and distressed properties in a bulk sale during the last quarter. Regions Financial Loss Narrows
I have been known to wear some pretty distressed stuff at times, since after all that is one current style.
They faded away in distress, in vain and into the forgotten pages of local history.
We are very sorry that Mrs Collins has experienced distress, and we are still waiting to establish the facts.
Reasons suggested for the poor outcome in clinic cases include that they have more severe problems, come from more distressed families, and receive less empirically supported interventions from staff with heavier caseloads.
The trees seem to be worst hit - I've heard experts describe the trees as being ‘in distress’ - and are now in process of shutting down, shedding leaves well before they are frosted.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe Wednesday called for solutions to the "distressful" problems of food shortages within the country, state television reported. ANC Daily News Briefing
They felt some of the impact of their painful and distressing symptoms had been eased.
These symptoms are of a transient nature but can be distressing to some. Preventing Heart Disease
There was confusion, and gloom and sorrow, and curiosity among the domestics, while the retainers of the law went from place to place, making an inventory of the goods and chattels falling under their warrant of distress, or poinding, as it is called in the law of Scotland. The Antiquary
Finally, drive the car over them until they attain the distressed patina of wear and tear that is essential to your shooting-party credentials.
She had been badly shaken up and obviously distressed by the experience.
They tell tales ranging from courtly romances full of gallant knights and maidens-in-distress to rude fabliaux telling of the perils of drink, fighting and lust!
Eventually, however, we get to "domestic Insurrections amongst us," and here it comes, the phrase that distresses me so much after spending close to a decade meeting, and listening to, Native Americans, that I can barely stand to read it, nor type it. The Damaging Three Words of the Declaration of Independence
All distress, annoyance, frustration, vexation and so on is a reaction to things perceived through the senses, usually of sight or hearing.
At no very distant period a time will arrive when these very lands, the cultivation of which has caused so much distress to the colony and ruin to individuals, will, by being laid down in grass for the purposes of depasturing cattle, become a considerable source of wealth to their possessors. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1
The referral letter described the marital relationship as extremely distressed, with Andrea thinking of leaving her husband.
I remember when I was really distressed my frown lines were deep from crying. Times, Sunday Times
Men experiencing psychological distress tend to produce less ejaculate with fewer sperm and lower motility.
being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child
The distressed skipper heard an aside which sounded something like - ‘that tells us a lot’.
More serious dry skin conditions, such as the inherited group of disorders called ichthyosis, can sometimes be disfiguring and may cause psychological distress to people living with them.
distressing (or disturbing) news
Being with Lydie when she was so weak and helpless caused Jamie to become distressed.
The retention of the previous conviction information is causing harm and distress to the individuals concerned. Times, Sunday Times
All who saw the distressing scene revolted against it.
These powers must be exercised on consideration of the likelihood of damage or distress caused by the contravention of the Act.
Old Cermit went frantic, set off a distress signal that brought a resurrection team from the Edge, and they brought her back. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
A wide variety was on show with items such as long colourful floaty dresses and tops, tailored coats, funky knitwear and distressed jackets - all of which I have no doubt will be best sellers.
Sleep may be another intervention domain to target, especially since disturbed sleep can negatively impact distress levels.
In my view, the relationship with Linda was so difficult and so peculiarly distressing upon him, that it heightened those personality weaknesses.
The child was clearly in distress.
In Twenty Years After, by Dumas, when M. de Beaufort removes the poniard from the pie and says, “I hold one of these poniards to La Remee’s heart and say to him, ‘My friend, I am truly distressed, but if you make any movement or utter a cry, you are a dead man.’” A Bland and Deadly Courtesy
Just as the Missouri left Earth orbit a top order distress signal came through.
The Government acted quickly to relieve the widespread distress caused by the earthquake.
The long and expensive illness which terminated the life of my dear father on the 19th of August 1823 has involved our family in affliction and distress. Letter 385
Crusading for them was an act of love and charity by which, like the Good Samaritan, they were aiding their neighbors in distress.
Australian officials then contacted commercial shipping assets to see whether commercial assets were in the area, and when that inquiry indicated that no commercial assets were in the area the Armidale was sent to the vessel in distress. Question Without Notice
S: And if We show mercy to them and remove the distress they have, they would persist in their inordinacy, blindly wandering on. Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
The nurse notifies the surgeon if the patient exhibits neurological deficits, bleeding, or impaired respiratory function or is in acute distress.
I never saw such a picture of forlorn affliction and distress of mind.
In recognition of the distress and inconvenience caused, we have offered a payment of redress. Times, Sunday Times
Freud concluded that both neurotics who had been exposed to shock and children who had been exposed to distress were attempting to master their unpleasant experiences by repeating them in dream and play.
Surrounding each image is a hand-painted, distressed border with decorative accents.
Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke of his distress and the Prince of Wales wrote personal letters of condolence to both families.
The crew made a distress call after their 47 foot yacht started dragging its anchor and was in danger of going ashore onto the rocks.
All about us billowed a profusion of wild beauty; and though for a long time there was nothing alive in sight except a flock of bright pink sheep, my stage-managing fancy called up knights of the round table, "pricking" o'er the downs on their panoplied steeds to the rescue of fair, distressed damsels. Set in Silver
Their formidable presence, clad in gray uniforms with epaulettes and badges, and the silence pervading their stares, shattered a comfort barrier that held my mind in check and kept others from noticing a sign of personal distress.
He had felt nauseous, wanted to vomit and, most distressing, felt he was ‘going mad’ and about to die.
Imagine that this isolation causes you to weep and even scream in distress, and that everyone with any power to do something about it, at best ignores you and at times even taunts you, or jeers at you.
Signs of health and disease Owning a horse is a major responsibility accompanied by pleasures, chores and its times of trouble and distress. Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring
But, since she was dealing with fantasy, that locale isn't set in concrete: Prince Charming, or whatever we might call the rescuer of the play's maiden-in-distress, springs to her temporary rescue as a leaping, kilted Scot, sparkling with giddiness and glee, and his nearby home seems to be a castle. Leo Stutzin: 'Wild Bride' At The Berkeley Rep: Serious Enchantment
I found out the most distressing thing today.
Each snippet of bad news was distressing for Philipp.
An attack can also be brought on as a result of withdrawal from alcohol or barbiturates; extreme emotional distress, or fatigue.
The news of my mother's death distressed me greatly.
Though these behaviors might distress people, they serve turkey vultures well.
And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
Services should also aim to enhance the individual's own ability to cope with distress.
It signifies a _trial_ or _probation_ and affliction, distress or hardship; and particularly an _affliction whereby one is tried, proved, or tested_. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885
I found the story deeply distressing.
Christ may sleep when his church is in a storm, but he will not outsleep himself: the time, the set time to favour his distressed church, will come, Ps. cii. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
Gyan et al. found a positive correlation between pediatric hospital admissions for respiratory distress in Trinidad and African dust events.
In such cases, the X-ray leads to unnecessary discomfort, expense and emotional distress.
At the state dinner for over 100 diplomats held at the home of the Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa, the president experienced sudden, violent gastric distress, vomited - as the news reports put it - "copiously" into the lap of Miyazawa and fainted in what was one of the most embarrassing diplomatic incident in the U.S. Propeller Most Popular Stories
Other effects of bibliotherapy were investigated through a set of seven outcome variables: problem status, problem distress, sexual satisfaction, intimacy, sexual arousal, self-perception, and marital satisfaction.
She carried her jeweler 's tools and supplies in a tote bag, along with two tins of condensed milk to ease the distress of the journey. THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
If sickness or some of those casualties which are perpetually incident to an active and laborious life, be superadded to these burthens, the distress is yet greater.
The best documented measure of severity was a simple classification based on each patient's initial state of distress on presentation.
On September 9, during an examination by a team of biologists, a zookeeper and a veterinarian, the chick was found to be suffering from a blockage of the digestive track and signs of respiratory distress.
I attribute it all to a vanity that has, by the foolish admiration of his acquaintance, been worked up into a kind of phrensy, I shall be very unwilling to believe that he ever intended to distress a friend whom he loved as much as I believe that he has done you. George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life
Each category is color-coded — green for normal, yellow for mild distress, orange for moderate distress and red for severe distress. College mental health screenings going high-tech
Feelings of expectation, embarrassment, distress and emotional harm vary according to the individual.
Once she grouped these adults by the level of affection shown by the mother at that eight-month assessment, she found that the children whose mothers were ranked as "caressing" and "extravagant" had significantly lower levels of distress as adults. David Petrie: Why Fathers Should Show More Affection Toward Their Kids
An upstanding member of the community who has been deeply involved in prison matters for many years called me in distress just a month or so ago.
I wonder how many of these realtors' signs represent families in financial distress, underwater on their mortgages and/or maxed out on their credit cards.
In the worst cases, it left legacies of personal pain and distress that continue to reverberate in Aboriginal communities to this day.
So Ng Yen Yen, please convey to Todt that I am 'affronted' and 'distressed' that somehow money is involved when he supposedly took the position voluntarily. Malaysiakini :: News
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. Marcus Aurelius
Indeed, emaciation hath wasted my frame and my tears a torrent became mountains and plains are straitened upon me for grame and of the excess of my distress, I go saying, The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Often, this does not help the originally distressed community if high-end homes are built, a process called gentrification, and no provisions are made for prior neighborhood residents.
But, at least a couple of them lost control over their emotions and let their distress reflect in their choked voices and misty eyes.
None of them had shown even the slightest glimmer of success, which was more than distressing.
The news of my mother's death distressed me greatly.
Their distress had no effect on him he was determined to have his pound of flesh.
This was causing everyone a lot of distress and I thought it had gone on long enough.
[Page 156] the poorhouse, the result of centuries of deterrent Poor Law administration, seemed to me not without some justification one summer when I found myself perpetually distressed by the unnecessary idleness and forlornness of the old women in the Cook County Infirmary, many of whom I had known in the years when activity was still a necessity, and when they yet felt bustlingly important. Twenty Years at Hull-House, With Autobiographical Notes
In many cases police reported that they were attempting to stop distressed people committing suicide. Times, Sunday Times
If I had known it would cause you such distress, I'd have kept my clabber shut. MY FAVORITE BRIDE
In addition to inflicting grave injustices on property owners, takings that transfer property to powerful private interests are not needed to rescue distressed urban areas.
You could do things that are less unfair, but they wind up seeming distressingly radical to other people. Matthew Yglesias » Jared Bernstein Explains the Connection Between Stimulus and Banking Rescue
Lieutenant Uhura, does the location of the distress call correspond with this area exactly? Wink Of An Eye
A spokesman said:'This arrest should act as a clear warning to others who are actively seeking to cause distress and potentially harm others. Times, Sunday Times
The surface of the table has become distressed by time. There would be no space beneath such a thing to languish.
Why blame America's distress on its deepening inequalities when someone doing a pointillist inspection of the remonstrants in Zuccotti Park can write that an organizer there was behaving as if "All occupiers are equal - but some occupiers are more equal than others" ? Jim Sleeper: Behind The Snarking About OWS
Cats aren't by nature lazy about grooming themselves and the results of poor personal hygiene can be distressing for them.
The first ship to transmit an SOS distress call was the Cunard liner Slavonia on June 10, 1909, when it went aground on rocks off the Azores. Boing Boing
The men were frantically waving their arms around to indicate they were in distress.
Barbara declared afterwards, was magnificent, and plodded her way through bread sponges flavoured with soup, assuring the distressed cook that it was really quite remarkable "potage," and that she had never tasted anything like it before -- all of which, of course, was perfectly true. Barbara in Brittany
So many circumstances unite in rendering the present state of it distressful to us that you will not think any deliberations misemployed which may lead to its relief and protection.
The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress.
The Coast Guard picked up a distress signal from a freighter 50 miles out at sea.
There is no waspish remark to follow and I am sorry if this outbreak of sincerity causes any distress.
As her pain made locomotion distressing, the father had to carry his daughter home.
There was no sign that she was in any distress or feared for her safety. Times, Sunday Times
Northern legends represent Buddha as having "incarnated" for the purpose of bringing relief to a distressed world. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891
This suggests that your underlying depressive illness has not gone away completely, and this might also explain why you continue to feel the distressing symptom of depersonalisation.
One of the most distressing aspects of spinal injury is an inability to regulate bowel function.
As they talked together, I was distressed to hear them recounting episodes of racial strife that they had seen.
His name on her lips sounded so distressed and pained.
Manchester A mother was confused and distressed when a rare form of amnesia caused her suddenly to forget 16 years of her life. Times, Sunday Times
he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
Chaos struck Llandudno Hospital as the freak storm resulted in incredible scenes of havoc and distress.
About two hours before daybreak you will hear the red monkey moaning as though in deep distress; the houtou, a solitary bird, and only found in the thickest recesses of the forest, distinctly articulates "houtou, houtou," in a low and plaintive tone an hour before sunrise; the maam whistles about the same hour; the hannaquoi, pataca and maroudi announce his near approach to the eastern horizon, and the parrots and paroquets confirm his arrival there. Wanderings in South America
I have been extremely distressed by the religious and ethnic violence that is widespread in certain parts of Indonesia and am chagrined that the government has not seen fit to protect innocent Indonesian citizens from that violence.
The mother was in great distress when her baby became ill.
`It's always distressing,' he said, `to find that one of one's most valued colleagues is, in fact, a charlatan. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS

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