But although colds afflict us all, the kind of unabashed hacking that you hear from people who don't even seem to be trying to control themselves has to be a passive-aggressive expression of boredom.
The real problem in this cold wave afflicting eastern Canada and much of the United States is the refusal of people to wear appropriate clothing: hats, sweaters, long johns, scarves, mitts, sensible coats and shoes.
Instead of isolated, cold cells where the afflicted were commonly jailed, this new centre included peaceful inner courtyards, gardens and workshops for making shoes, clothes and other trades.
10 PE is a compulsory subject There has been a big rise in children saying they can't do PE, or bringing a note from home, and some excuses are dubious to say the least (for example, an ankle problem that seems to go on for months, or a cold that only afflicts the child on one particular day of the week).
Galileo was afflicted with a cold and crazy mother — after he made his first telescope, she tried to bribe a servant to betray its secret so that she could sell it on the market!
Galileo was afflicted with a cold and crazy mother after he made his first telescope, she tried to bribe a servant to betray its secret so that she could sell it on the market!—and some of the chauvinism that flecks his life and his writing may have derived from weird-mom worries.
The pain attacks occurred predominantly at the time they felt fatigued and at the time they were afflicted by a cold with or without fever.
The pain attacks usually occurred at the time the patient felt fatigued or when he was afflicted by a cold with or without fever.
Drinking this warm soup when afflicted with a cold produces an anti-inflammatory effect and increases movement of nasal fluids, which clears the nasal passages and eases congestion.
As a child, Stephen was often sickly and afflicted by constant colds.
