Word: almost
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...Crimson found its lineup to be bigger at almost all positions against the two Texas teams. The difficulty came in keeping up with the athleticism of its opponents, especially in the frontcourt...
...catastrophic civilian casualties. More troublesome is that the Russian government has restricted foreign and independent news agencies' access to Chechnya as well. Most of the Russian government's claims about the Chechen conflict cannot be independently corroborated, meaning that the Russian people--and the world--are basing their opinions almost entirely on the Russian government's questionable and highly politicized accounts of the truth...
...from a liberal, critical corner of the arena, I don't hate them--or at least, and more to the point, I certainly don't hate the guys who join them. I don't reproach them for their decision, because I definitely understand the appeal. I've often been almost glad I didn't have to face the dilemma myself (although here at the dawn of the age of Seneca, these days of exemption may be numbered); it's been tricky enough deciding whether or not to hang out at the clubs, which are--as defenders and critics alike have...
...this comes at a time when the demand for drugs is growing. Pharmaceuticals companies are making what seem like almost daily breakthroughs on diseases like Alzheimer's, arthritis and mood disorders. The allure of all these new drugs makes their high cost that much more frustrating to those who want them. "The drugs aren't seen just as a cure for illness. They're seen as essential to an active, healthy lifestyle. That makes the issue even more salient," says pollster Garin...
...scene was the kind that happens almost every morning in Washington. At a downtown think tank, one expert was introducing another at a conference so thinly attended that two-thirds of the seats around the table were empty. The question at hand: health care and, specifically, how emotions affect organic processes. When the visiting authority launched into a scientific explanation of why panic constricts the arteries, the other one cut him off. "First of all," Newt Gingrich interrupted, "you have to tell them about petting bunnies...