At first, people kept phoning, to make sure that Nita was not too depressed, not too lonely, not eating too little or drinking too much. (She had been such a diligent wine drinker that many forgot that she was now forbidden to drink at all.) She held them off, without sounding nobly grief-stricken or unnaturally cheerful or absent-minded or confused.
Dog owners, by contrast, are given detailed instructions on ensuring their pets do not become lonely or isolated as "dogs are a social species and need the company of people, dogs or other animals".
Three years ago, a BBC Trust report said the "scale and nature of the Lonely Planet acquisition" would not be considered again but at the time, it said that Lonely Planet would not be sold off.
It is not that the lonely and the gregarious are genetically different from each other.
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He let it rumble and stop, rumble and stop three full times so that the caller would not suspect how lonely he was.
Living in Shanghai, it is very difficult not to feel lonely, and that makes it possible for me to keep my character intact.
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Dr Cole suspects this could help explain not only why the lonely are iller, but how, in evolutionary terms, this odd state of affairs has come about.
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In the same way that a dining-room table can be terribly lonely when not in use, the garden table often finds itself a rather forlorn piece of furniture.
What is The Social Network if not a depiction of a lonely crowd?
It's a Chekhov-style ensemble play whose 11 onstage characters, whether they know it or not, are all leading lonely, unfulfilled lives.
David Duffield may not wish to emulate the lonely recluse of Citizen Kane, but the billionaire businessman is continuing the fictional--and often real life--tradition of construction extravagance.
Not only because they might get lonely but to preserve their status as well.
But, like most writers, he discovered that the early stages are hard work, lonely, and often not fulfilling.
Lonely hearts, were not only left without that much fantasized love connection, they had less money in their pockets too.
But almost two-thirds of old people who feel lonely say they would not tell their children because they would not want to "bother them".
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Probably not, at least according to the Lonely Biscuits.
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Everyone is partying and you're the lonely kid in the corner who is not invited.
Not surprisingly, a sense of resignation envelops "Lonely Anywhere" like a fog, but the song is no mere downer.
In addition, if you are not sure how long your stay will be, Lonely Planet advises asking for the maximum amount of time: three months.
But as my foot touched the ground of my beloved Pakistan for the first time after eight lonely and difficult years of exile, I could not stop the tears from pouring from my eyes and I lifted my hands in reverence, in thanks, and in prayer.
Even though a large majority of over-75s say they are lonely, the report says, these elderly people would not admit this to their own children.
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Cancer is a very lonely disease and one of the reasons why it feels lonely, seems lonely, is this axiomatic belief that it's not transmissible.
At the University of Chicago, scientists found that lonely people find everyday activities more stressful than those who are not socially isolated.
But look in a Lonely Planet guidebook to Asia and the country can be found listed after Mongolia, not Brunei.
Being entrepreneurial can be lonely, especially in these days of virtual businesses, where your employees or partners are not in the same place as you are.
Some of them are not in a good condition as far as their health is concerned and all of them are desperately lonely, and long for association with other people.
It is not easy to find critics of the new design - most guides seem to agree with London's Lonely Planet Guide that it has undergone "a remarkable transformation", making it easier to appreciate the buildings flanking it.
But instead of rethinking the shape of the drama to suit the format, the director, Jean-Jacques Annaud, has taken a small, simplistic plot, filled a couple of lonely roles with flat performers, and marooned them in the midst of a spectacle that is not so much a movie as a demonstration.
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