Word: merely
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...faith of the townsmen should have readied them for that. Where two or three are gathered together, there first of all is Satan: pride of self, envy, greed. While it seems a near certainty that Plains' magnetism for tourists will diminish (when I was there, I saw a mere 300 a day-lots of parking, no crush), it also seems certain that the green crossroads and its 600 souls can never lapse into pre-Carter life. The cause is not Jimmy or his mother or wife or his sad younger brother or Cousin Hugh, whose recent ragbag memoirs spill...
...face of the earth with the exception of the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Fort Knox, repository of the world's gold, never at its peak (1942) had such wealth in its vaults (the 445.3 million oz. of gold in Fort Knox in 1942 would be worth a mere $104 billion even at today's prices...
...will favor the "Polish solution," which uses subtle maneuvering more than confrontation with repressive regimes. Remarks one liberal at the Vatican: "The difference is that in Eastern Europe the regimes are atheistic, while in Latin America they are supposedly Catholic. That gives the Holy See a graver responsibility." The mere presence of the new Pontiff at a conference that could well cause him problems is a sure sign that John Paul II acknowledges that responsibility...
...minnow's gills. "Early on," writes Janovy, "the killifish was shown to be not a fish but a community, and the community itself encompasses both the artist and the laborer, both the classic and the romantic, both the ballerina and the boor." This could be misconstrued as mere anthropomorphism. But as Janovy proves, these creatures really do assume roles like those of the "civilized" community outside...
Current attempts to stamp out Colombia's drugs still seem to be mere stopgaps, however, ineffectual against the tide of American demand for, and tolerance of, marijuana and cocaine. Says Bensinger: "Our efforts are so uphill that it is more than a challenge. The public attitude must change about drugs so the profitability for traffickers will decrease." On this point, Colombian President Turbay agrees: "Colombians are not corrupting Americans. You are corrupting us. If you abandon illegal drugs, the traffic will disappear...