Word: merely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...official in El Paso rejected her application for permanent resident alien status. Ordinarily, Randall would be eligible to remain because her parents and two of her four children are U.S. citizens. But the immigration official decided that she had to leave. The reason: "Her writings go far beyond mere dissent, disagreement with, or criticism of the U.S. or its policies...
...studies were unrelated, but the conclusions are nearly identical. And the parallel is not a mere coincidence in this era of sexually transmitted diseases and one million adolescent pregnancies a year. The message coming from all sides is clear: stigma and ignorance about sexuality have crippled government response to the most urgent social and health problems facing the country...
...about sexuality. Clearly contraception is a quick fix rather than a long-term solution for problems like the breakdown of the family and the spread of an incurable disease. But for the moment, a quick fix is just what is needed. We hope the recent reports become more than mere recommendations...
Fouls are another recurring problem for Harvard--the team committed 20 fouls to send UMass to the foul line 25 times for a total of 20 free-throw points. Harvard, though shooting 80 percent from the foul line, only attempted five free throws for a mere four points...
...Harvard's first six games, Young, a freshman, had recorded a mere assist--a far cry from Smith's 28 goals of a year...