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Numerous entries played on the names of the special prosecutor ("Starr-gate," "Starr Chamber," "Starr Trek," "Starr Grazing") and the scandal's mad secret taper ("Trippwire," "Tripplash").
As long-term adverse effects are not a factor for patients who are at the end of their lives, there is no need to taper the dose if it remains effective.
Given the suspicion of a systemic drug reaction as the etiology of her illness, the patient was given high dose intravenous steroids for three days starting on hospital day # 14 followed by a prednisone taper.
Like New York’s Lincoln Center it has several components: the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion presents classical music, opera, and ballet; the Ahmanson Theater hosts big musicals; and the Mark Taper Forum offers a more intimate setting for contemporary drama.
It's hard to keep in one's mind just how out-there David Bowie once was, so it's instructive to see his black quilted jumpsuit from the mid 1970s, the thighs of which are so exaggerated they form a perfect vertical disc, then taper in neatly at the knees.