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  • Starvation is a real danger for them, and they have no place to get money - no government handouts to get by, no law enforcement to keep them safe, no relatives to sponge off of.

    Nailed! with_gusto 2004

  • "Blake -- Jim Blake's my name, an 'I come from what I call Starvation

    Isobel : a Romance of the Northern Trail James Oliver Curwood 1903

  • At length they reached the country called Starvation-land, and there they found a house, but there was no food in it.

    Finnish Legends for English Children R. Eivind

  • At the beginning of June the ice broke up, and it may be taken for granted that at this time the survivors actually crossed, for the boat was afterwards found in a bay called Starvation Cove.

    From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Sven Anders Hedin 1908

  • Starvation occurs when there is consistently less intake than usage and loss of fat tissue occurs

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • This 'win-stay/lose-shift' strategy for food searching is called Starvation Induced Run-length Extension.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Peter J. M. Van Haastert et al. 2009

  • David dryly added "Starvation," and thereupon Polly covered her face with her hands, but left open a laughing eye at Molly, and Mr. Tripple looked boldly around the board as a man who had said a very bright thing indeed, after which survey he broke out into a not very comfortable laugh.

    In the Yule-Log Glow, Book I Christmas Tales from 'Round the World 1902

  • "Starvation," said he, "is as miserable a death as poisoning.

    Put Yourself in His Place Charles Reade 1849

  • Among other things, the horcruxes include the Dementor horcrux (depression and anxiety), the Body Bind horcrux (body image issues) and the Starvation Wages horcrux (for fair trade chocolate) among others.

    Meet Andrew Slack, Founder Of The Harry Potter Alliance The Huffington Post 2011

  • Among other things, the horcruxes include the Dementor horcrux (depression and anxiety), the Body Bind horcrux (body image issues) and the Starvation Wages horcrux (for fair trade chocolate) among others.

    Meet Andrew Slack, Founder Of The Harry Potter Alliance The Huffington Post 2011

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