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And it needs to, because the statement is one that could be made quite straightforwardly (as part of a briefing, say), by a military professional without any untoward implications, like "It's a good day for driving."
The latter approach would be useful in situations where the same receptor type that mediates the beneficial effect of the drug also mediates the untoward effect [ 3 ] . In this case interaction with another receptor type could reverse the unwanted effects associated with the activation of the first receptor.
It has weathered moderate earthquakes with nary a crack or untoward ripple, and looks as fit for the eventual big one as it did 20 years ago.
The same applies to untoward: the once-correct pronunciation unTOE\?\erd is dead and might as well be buried.
Not wanting to get my hopes up, or embarrass her with untoward advances, I found myself--after she had already quit her job--standing in front of her cubicle.