At least three people from Britain are known to have died at Dignitas who were not suffering from terminal illness and that is something which Ms Close is deeply uncomfortable with.

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The walks prompted vivid memories which he included in his blog Walking on Planet C which is a frank and often uncomfortable account of life in the shadow of a potentially fatal illness.

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All needs which can only be fulfilled through sometimes-uncomfortable conversations, in which we share openly what is happening to us and engage authentically with what is going on for others.

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There is something about sleaze which makes politicians uncomfortable, and the sooner they can get into the minutiae of the real policy issues, the happier they seem to be.

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The disease can develop when horses distribute their weight unequally among their four legs, which is common when they are distressed, in pain, or uncomfortable.

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The least uncomfortable way of reaching it is by an elderly Soviet military plane which makes an occasional run from Dushanbe, the capital of neighbouring Tajikistan.

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So spend a few days there acclimating before you move on to Machu Picchu, which is 3, 000 feet lower, but still high enough for most people to feel uncomfortable.

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Being in a leadership position is uncomfortable for the company now run by Tim Cook, according to UBS, which in part could explain why Apple launched the iPad mini and is rumored to be working on a larger, 5- or 6-inch iPhone.

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