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But Yeats' talent was huge: It survived by consuming its own weaknesses.
In the current exhibit of Picasso's early work on display in the National Gallery in Washington (which is pegged to Richardson's first volume), the walls wreak havoc with art history: Picasso consuming Symbolism; Picasso eating Impressionism; Picasso devouring Fauvism.
The Physicians' Health Study found no significant reduction in the relative risk of developing colorectal cancer in individuals consuming 325 mg of aspirin every other day for 5 years [ 46 ] . The Nurses' Health Study reported that a significant decrease in risk was only seen in women who took aspirin on a regular basis for 10 or more years [ 13 ] . Whether this simple explanation accounts for the difference in results reported here and by Mahmoud et al . [ 9 ] does not seem likely.
Change is difficult and time consuming; people do not willingly make dramatic changes in the way they go about their business unless and until they feel that the situation demands it.
Getting around the island is time consuming and difficult because it is divided by wide creeks, swamps, and lakes, but each of these main settlements is served by an airport.