Word: almost
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...even as if it's just the conservatives, or the liberals, or the works, or the jocks who are selfish. It's almost everyone. Even those who volunteer for public service are as vain and self-centered as the rest. Their "helping other people" gets in the way with their dealing with you as a real person...
...When I saw that, I almost went through the roof. It was not run as a political program...
Federal Judge Gerhard Gesell killed North's subpoenas for Reagan and Bush, partly because North rarely met with either the President or the Vice President. But Poindexter saw Reagan almost daily, and he dealt regularly with Bush. The decision on who must testify in Poindexter's trial will be made by Federal Judge Harold Greene, who reminded Robinson that "so far, ((Reagan)) has not been required to appear at trial." Replied Poindexter's lawyer: "No, but we're looking forward to it, your honor...
...passions behind the fight are easy to understand for anyone who has seen the almost unimaginable sweep of the Amazon basin. The river and forest system covers 2.7 million sq. mi. (almost 90% of the area of the contiguous U.S.) and stretches into eight countries besides Brazil, including Venezuela to the north, Peru to the west and Bolivia to the south. An adventurous monkey could climb into the jungle canopy in the foothills of the Andes and swing through 2,000 miles of continuous 200-ft.-high forest before reaching the Atlantic coast. The river itself, fed by more than...
...rain forest is deceptively fragile. Left to itself, it is an almost self-sustaining ecosystem that thrives indefinitely. But it does not adapt well to human invasions and resists being turned into farm- or ranchland. Most settlers find that the lush promise of the Amazon is an illusion that vanishes when grasped...