It is good to be reminded of the simple, even severe pleasures at the core of what is, after all, a social, homespun tradition.
He enjoys the rituals and the protocols, nestling with pleasure into the severe formality of his limited role — the small exchanges with Presidents, the offered courtesies and the occasional candid conversations, including one conducted by L.B.J. (Liev Schreiber) while sitting on the can.
In narcoleptics, the loss of this pleasure-seeking hormone has severe effects on mood.
In this and other works, Herzog and De Meuron like to present a protestant moment of denial before pleasure, to forbid before welcoming, to be severe before generous.
In the first letter to Mr Hague, he wrote: "My detention has included repeated and severe beatings, largely for no reason other than the pleasure of my captors.
All subjects completed the Beck Depression Inventory, the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Symptoms Checklist, and Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale before inclusion to exclude subjects with severe neuropsychiatric problems.
Taking the drug will give you no pleasure; but not taking it will cause you quite severe suffering.
Victor and Carole have different reactions to the trauma they've experienced: Victor dedicates himself to "the pleasure of joy, or the joy of pleasure"; Carole is much more severe and duty-bound.
And it is unclear how the trader principle applies at all when a severe disability renders a beloved child or spouse a source of pain rather than pleasure.
It can cause severe bleeding, chronic pain, infections, cysts, problems during childbirth, infertility and trauma, and destroy sexual pleasure.
