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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.
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.
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").
But when the time comes to redeem the bonds (or even when the annual payroll tax surpluses begin to taper off several years from now), the government will be forced to choose among ugly alternatives.
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.