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"Excessive cold activates compensatory regulatory mechanisms in the animals' bodies, causing them to expend more energy to stay warm. This can mask the real effects of any substance," explains the researcher.

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You would expect Talling to be tasked with combating the brilliance of De Goede, with her work at mauls a potential way to expend some of the Canadian's energy.

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Congress had enacted byzantine eligibility requirements for disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits, forcing the agency to expend huge amounts of time and money running those programs.

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Two shooting drill stations were created at training but the gap between them was widened so more energy was expended to get between the two.

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The Swiss pharmaceutical company is a big spender in Washington, D.C. where it expended more than $10.7 million on federal lobbying expenses last year.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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