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• Levodopa is considered better at treating motor control problems in Parkinson's patients but is also associated with side effects such as dyskinesia (involuntary movements), and the effectiveness of the drug can wear off over time. Medlogs - Recent stories
• Missy -- she was spoily all her life, by poor massa -- her mamma good, very good; and when Missy pinch Zebby, and pricky with pin, then good mississ she be angry; but massa say only -- 'Poo! poo! she be child -- naughty tricks wear off in time.' The Barbadoes Girl A Tale for Young People
• The four corners of every book, however, should always be protected by leather or, better still, by vellum, which is a firmer material -- otherwise they will rapidly wear off, and the boards will break easily at their corners. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries
• A few minutes later, the effects of the short-acting anesthetic and muscle relaxant begin to wear off.
• In addition, Sasha was also schooling the thunder demon in the arts of speech: the spell with the metal disks was beginning to wear off.
• Eventually the fruit did wear off, and people gladly accepted antacids, to cure the rumbly tumblys that would certainly follow. One For The Table: Flavortripping
• The state of torpor she had been living in -- for to stifle remorse she had been drinking heavily on the quiet -- now began to wear off, and her brain to uncloud itself; and A Mummer's Wife
• And women, you may not understand this, but every guy out there has had to pry a pair of underwear off his pecker at one time or another after the spoot has dried and believe me ... it's about as fun as a chemistry test. Unclebob Diary Entry
• The company announced that its menswear offering will include a large array of pinks, from magenta to fuchsia to salmon. Times, Sunday Times
• As a repentant sinner I pledge to swear off this hallucinogen.