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- adjective Attributive form of
deep sleep , noun.
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Examples
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Apparently lost in deep-sleep stasis somewhere in a cryo chamber hidden deep within Nintendo, NightSky should have been one of 2009's best, but -- with any luck -- will move on to top 2010 lists.
Ten for 2010: the 10 most-anticipated games coming in the new year Boing Boing 2009
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When your deep-sleep cycles are interrupted or cut short, you will feel the effects of sleep deprivation most powerfully.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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When your deep-sleep cycles are interrupted or cut short, you will feel the effects of sleep deprivation most powerfully.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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The quality of your sleep depends on your time in restorative slumber, including REM and deep-sleep phases.
Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy JJ Virgin 2010
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Your goal is to go through all of the cycles because the REM phase affects learning and memory while the deep-sleep periods impact growth hormone release, rest, and recovery while strengthening your immune system.
Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy JJ Virgin 2010
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If she decided she really cared that much, she would simply sneak in there later tonight when Noelle was in deep-sleep mode and take them back.
Last Christmas Kate Brian 2008
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A number of volunteers were subjected to sleep deprivation – either through scheduled deep-sleep disturbances or through truncated sleeping hours.
Laughter as Good Medicine ��� Biological Findings Proving Health Benefits 2008
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If she decided she really cared that much, she would simply sneak in there later tonight when Noelle was in deep-sleep mode and take them back.
Last Christmas Kate Brian 2008
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Mental health practitioners still used therapies banned in other countries, such as electric shock treatment and deep-sleep therapy, he added.
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A deep-sleep treatment would be the proper thing just now.
Planet Mechanica Scheer, Karl 1977
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