Word: merely
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...problem is not one of mere numbers, it is one of steadily increasing numbers. In the decade from 1947 through 1956 the number of vehicles in the state of Massachusetts doubled--from 700,000 to 1,400,000. And the number of student-owned vehicles at the University has also grown alarmingly in recent years. Last year there was an increase of more than 1,000 in student registrations over the previous year. And already this year, 500 more students have registered than at a corresponding time last year...
Lest one might think from this that the Vassar girl's life is a mere round of spineless play, one is presented with a solemn full page of "Traditions:" "Salve" (a Latin greeting, not an ointment), which sings the praises of Seniors, vi-vo-vi-vo-vum; Tree Day, on which the Class of '61 must pounce upon a helpless and diseased elm and claim it as its own, thus "leaving its name with Vassar forever;" and such other unique traditions as Convocation and Matriculation...
...timing of school desegregation not only in Arkansas but throughout the South. Faubus explained at length the integration progress already made in Arkansas, at the state university in Fayetteville, in public transit systems, etc. Finally the governor made a significant request: that Little Rock integration be delayed (a mere year's postponement would get Faubus past next July's Democratic primary, when he hopes to win renomination for a third term...
Manhattan-based Gossipist Miller's ineffable tastelessness sparked the sharpest rebuke ever dealt a reporter by the Eisenhower Administration. But the slur that caught Hagerty's eye was not inspired by mere partisan malice. In recent months, Miller's column has unstoppered fetid allegations about Adlai Stevenson that make the Nixon item seem fragrant...
...event, says the State Department, the mere granting of routes does not mean an immediate, full-scale competitive attack on U.S. carriers. Of the 62 agreements between the U.S. and foreign nations, 32 have still not been put into action, and many will probably never take effect because of the cost of setting up an airline. But this is one argument that really riles U.S. airlines. While it is true that the airline business is getting more expensive, the fact that international airlines are also instruments of national prestige means that every nation, big or little, wants one, and that...