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- noun Plural form of
paralysis . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
paralyse .
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Examples
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With the gift of himself in the Eucharist the Lord Jesus sets us free from our "paralyses", he helps us up and enables us to "proceed ", that is, he makes us take a step ahead and then another step, and thus sets us going with the power of the Bread of Life.
Archive 2008-06-15 papabear 2008
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Such remote effects as I witnessed were mainly the results of the actual destructive lesion, such as paralyses and contraction.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre George Henry Makins
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Nor is she powerful enough to take, so there arise emotional crises with marked disturbance in bodily energy, and especially symptoms that frighten the onlooker, such as paralyses, blindness, deafness, fainting spells, etc.
The Nervous Housewife Abraham Myerson 1914
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This paradox paralyses many people, and suffice it to say that they never move in the direction of the heavenly stars.
Natasha Dern: Finding Success: Are You Doing What You Love? Natasha Dern 2010
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In fact, it "paralyses people with fear and they lose motivation," says Mr. Younger.
Earth Savings Javier Espinoza 2011
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With one simple gift, Lotus Pedals simultaneously combats gender inequality, economic disparity and the vacuum of formal learning that paralyses Cambodia's development as a nation.
Michaela Haas: Pedaling Back to School: How Bicycles Bridge the Gap in Education Access For Girls in Rural Asia Michaela Haas 2011
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With one simple gift, Lotus Pedals simultaneously combats gender inequality, economic disparity and the vacuum of formal learning that paralyses Cambodia's development as a nation.
Michaela Haas: Pedaling Back to School: How Bicycles Bridge the Gap in Education Access For Girls in Rural Asia Michaela Haas 2011
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Now it falls in centimetres and paralyses the country.
Weather Chaos Cripples Britain Dungeekin 2009
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It takes much the same form as yesterday's session, only this time Matt Feazell is in the audience, which momentarily paralyses me - I know full well that he could be standing up there instead of me and running rings around my shabby performance.
Kids Read Comics Report (with preamble) Roger Langridge 2010
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It takes much the same form as yesterday's session, only this time Matt Feazell is in the audience, which momentarily paralyses me - I know full well that he could be standing up there instead of me and running rings around my shabby performance.
Archive 2010-06-01 Roger Langridge 2010
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