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McAncient is just one sun-stroke away from giving up the ghost.
McCain admits mistake in using Petraeus picture for fundraising 2008
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The stone will help you to mitigate the acute and chronic ailments of epilepsy, meningitis, heart disease, high blood pressure, inflammation of the eyes, typhoid, sun-stroke etc.,
Gemology Ruby: Wear Gold Ring to Mitigate the Negative Effects of Sun in Your Horoscope 2009
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Within seventy-two hours of touching down in Croatia, and despite taking every precaution, I was sunburned to stupidity, and had a sun-stroke episode that required twelve hours in bed to recover from.
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The one where the people are passing out from sun-stroke.
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The same feeling I would get just before fainting or “seeing black”; the same near-nausea I got when I was harvesting fava beans, green or dry, and the combination of sun-stroke and blood-drained brain after bending for too long, along with smelling the poisonous fumes emanating from the abovementioned fava beans and other weeds, them too, over exposed to the heat of the sun.
Archive 2007-09-01 Ayala Sender 2007
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“Afraid of a sun-stroke in England in November, Tom, that you wear your tropical hat, strongly paid outside and paper-lined inside, here?” said the captain, eyeing it.
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“Afraid of a sun-stroke in England in November, Tom, that you wear your tropical hat, strongly paid outside and paper-lined inside, here?” said the captain, eyeing it.
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The same feeling I would get just before fainting or “seeing black”; the same near-nausea I got when I was harvesting fava beans, green or dry, and the combination of sun-stroke and blood-drained brain after bending for too long, along with smelling the poisonous fumes emanating from the abovementioned fava beans and other weeds, them too, over exposed to the heat of the sun.
Making Peace with the Angels Ayala Sender 2007
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Even if one gets a sun-stroke one does not complain.
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Were it more generally followed, we should have less of sun-stroke and sudden death in our Indian armies, when soldiers, fed with beef and brandy, are called out to face the violent heat.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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