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The third aim of Israel's attack on the Gaza Strip is to further "catastrophise" the territory, reducing the capacity for continued existence to the barest of minimums - perhaps to bring about "an end to the persistence of Gaza's ordinary people in wanting the chance of a peaceful and dignified life".
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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James gives the caveat that a mother with postnatal depression would not be the ideal care-giver: in order for a mother to have her emotional state considered part of this equation, she has to catastrophise it, so she's not just a bit bored, she's on the point of suicide.
Come back 'Superwoman': the lost ideal of combining motherhood and work 2011
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No, I instantly catastrophise: I am a failure, an unfit parent.
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How nice that you felt no shame on regaining consciousness … in the absence of actual memories, I tend to catastrophise and imagine the very worst of my black Sambuca holes.
blank 2008
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I remember wondering if our cupboard under the stairs would give us any protection against a nuclear strike and someone told me not to catastrophise.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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When this happens the prophets of doom, such as wayan vota (olpc just got gutted) and arstechnia (OLPC downsizes ...) publish quickly and with a tendency to sensationalise and catastrophise.
thoughts about OLPC cutbacks Bill Kerr 2009
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When this happens the prophets of doom, such as wayan vota (olpc just got gutted) and arstechnia (OLPC downsizes ...) publish quickly and with a tendency to sensationalise and catastrophise.
Archive 2009-01-01 Bill Kerr 2009
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I hope I don't catastrophise, but I bet I do sometimes, maybe when I'm grossly overtired...
Forbes.com: News Zephrin Lasker 2011
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"I don't want to catastrophise and make it sound like we're developing axe murderers: there's no evidence of that.
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"I don't want to catastrophise and make it sound like we're developing axe murderers: there's no evidence of that.
Choice for Childcare 2009
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