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  • And when I work within these situations, I have to make it a point to retain that curriculum as pre-requisite to anything that is abstractly adversive to it.

    Modern Guitars Magazine 2009

  • Patients have a right not to be subjected to treatment procedures such as lobotomy, electro-convulsive treatment, adversive reinforcement conditioning or other unusual or hazardous treatment procedures without their express and informed consent after consultation with counsel or interested party of the patient’s choice.

    Law In The Health and Human Services Donald T. Dickson 1995

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