Word: amidst
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...long ago, I was on YouTube.com. By not too long ago, I mean yesterday. The Web site has become what I am prepared to call an obsession—and with Super Tuesday on my mind, this night was more approximate to a craze. Amidst the frenzy, I managed to stumble upon a clip of Hillary Clinton in one of last year’s Democratic debates. The question posed was, “Are you a liberal?” As Hillary furtively and spinelessly answered the simple question—in effect saying no—I began...
...eager to hear what students have to say,” Martin said, noting that Quincy will provide cards for student feedback. She added that dining services wants to determine whether this measure should be replicated in other Houses. The Quincy pilot project comes amidst a recent surge in universities that have removed trays from their cafeterias. St. Joseph’s College in Maine first introduced trayless dining this fall. Several other colleges and universities, including Middlebury College in Vermont and San Francisco State University, have since followed suit. Food and drink waste decreased by 30 to 50 percent...
...MacDonald said. “A lot of people were questioning whether our team had the capability to score some goals, and Jon is one of the guys out of a number who are capable of putting the puck in the net.” Not to be overlooked amidst the excitement of Pelle’s outburst was the steady play of Richter, who once again kept his opponent in check for long enough to give his teammates a chance to win. “Kyle’s been probably the most consistent player on our team...
...overlooked amidst the excitement of Pelle’s outburst was the steady play of Richter, who once again kept his opponent in check for long enough to give his teammates a chance...
...that their furtive methods were necessary to get urgent aid to the children, who they claimed were orphans from nearby Darfur. But investigators soon found that most of the children were in stable condition - and that virtually all of them were Chadian nationals with at least one living parent. Amidst vivid public anger in Chad, French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew to N'Djamena in November to secure the release of seven Europeans detained as accomplices in the case and vowed to eventually bring the remainder home "no matter what they may have done...