Word: mereness
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...shove." While Espelage acknowledges that it is difficult to know whether bullying is growing more common, she says that recognition of its consequences is certainly on the rise. Both agree that while bullying has been around since the one-room schoolhouse, it should no longer be dismissed as a mere adolescent rite of passage...
Typically, when band members release solo albums, one individual reveals himself to be the Simon of the group, and the others are uncovered as mere Garfunkels. When the Police broke up, Sting turned out to be a Simon; Andy Summers was a Garfunkel. So far, both Wyclef and Hill have turned out to be Simons, and Wyclef's new CD only further confirms his Simonhood. Why should Wyclef let the pressure to reunite get to him? He's duetting with Mary J.; he's got half a mike on Eminem; and he's following in the footsteps of his idol...
...medal since the U.S. eight, world champions three years running, is a favorite for the gold. Not that the more technically demanding single was unfamiliar to Smith. Rowers often train in the delicate sculls--they're an ungainly 27 ft. long, 10 in. wide and weigh a mere 30 lbs. or so--to perfect their technique...
HEDGE FOR LESS Hedge funds are reserved for multimillionaires. They offer high rewards--and scary risks. Now the bar is being lowered for "qualified investors" with minimum stakes as low as a mere $125,000. Brokerages, including Paine Webber and Merrill Lynch, are among the "alternative investment" providers that lump these puny stakes together and place them in selected funds. Why? The brokers charge hefty fees--on top of a fund's own charges...
...mere either/or is simple-minded, however; there are nuances, and third ways. Companies like Boise Cascade work much more responsibly in the woods than they once did. Anti-logging zealots live in wooden houses; where do they think the stuff comes from...