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Word: merely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...course, there are rules to Allnighting, just as there is etiquette to being a jogger--wearing a jogging suit, not sweats, eating Dannon yogurt, owning a walkman, a pedometer, a pulse regulator and all the rest of it. Following these guidelines will rocket you past mere tiredness into the alternate plane of existence where roams the Allnightist...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: The Right Stuff | 5/12/1986 | See Source »

Marchok's teammates have supported him with a mere three runs in the last three games...

Author: By Dan Breiner, | Title: Batsmen Suffer From Splitting Headaches | 5/5/1986 | See Source »

...clause" is only "designed to ensure that no classified material is revealed?" Professor Joseph Nye recently reported (Boston Globe, Nov. 24, 1985) that the scope of the clause can be much broader. (Moreover, given Professor Herf's phobia of unopen sources, how come he doesn't object to the mere use of classified materials?) Would Professor Herf think it is all right, say, for a scholar to give to the family of a deceased public official or writer the right to censor a biography it has helped fund...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CIA | 5/5/1986 | See Source »

Since forfeiting its role in admissions, Radcliffe's contribution to the education of college-age women has become a mere technicality--a signature on the diploma and little else. Without an undergraduate educational mission, the institution no longer qualifies as a college...

Author: By Charles T. Kurzman, | Title: Rejuvenating Radcliffe | 4/28/1986 | See Source »

...possible that this attitude will change. While opposing the attack, some European leaders also criticized their own failure to propose any alternative antiterrorist program. Said West Germany's Kohl: "Too frequently, the Europeans have been too satisfied with mere declarations which have been politically ineffectual while leaving the U.S. alone in its struggle against international terrorism . . . If we Europeans do not want to follow the Americans for reasons of our own, we must develop political initiatives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hitting the Source U.S. Bombers Strike At | 4/28/1986 | See Source »

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