The number of cumulative paralyzed flies was counted every 15 s until all flies were paralyzed at the bottom of the vial.
Some grieving heirs admit to feeling paralyzed at the prospect of selling off a family legacy.
As a result of his mole hunt, the agency was paralyzed at the height of the Cold War.
The patient is not physically paralyzed at any point, and completely loses consciousness before the heartbeat ceases.
He stood paralyzed at the edge of the soccer field like a scarecrow in huge flowing clothes.
Wilma B. Liebman, the board's Democratic chairwoman, said of the stalemate: "This reflects how our political process is paralyzed at the moment.
Their project had started out small, after a friend had found himself paralyzed at the thought of finally responding to a friend whom he had been blowing off.
Yet the battles did not keep transit workers from voting to strike, leaving the city, Krist writes, "paralyzed at its most vulnerable moment".
High car and gas taxes have failed to stem the growth of car use in Western Europe, leaving densely populated countries paralyzed at rush hour.
When asked at the news conference if his administration was able to still get things done, Mr. Rowland said, "It's not a government paralyzed at all".
Instead, Dr. Bruce Aylward, a polio official at the agency, said, "we could see thousands paralyzed at a time when the disease should be eradicated".
