Word: meres
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...purpose of the event extends beyond mere entertainment, organizers said. "We are hoping for better representation from the Asian and Portuguese communities," said DeLancey. "We want a well-rounded group present so that it can be the cross-cultural festival it is intended to be." To improve attendance UNICEF has advertised the party in local papers...
...back to the turn of the century. Its success, though, really took off in 1921, when the Flemington Fur Co. opened its doors to sell the fur coats it made there.The outlet became an East Coast shopping mecca. These days it sells a $10,500 mink coat for a mere $7,895. Furs were not enough to save Flemington. In the mid-1970s, when the town was losing business to shopping malls, and its retail space could be rented cheaply, the Dansk kitchenware firm opened a factory outlet, hoping to capitalize on the fur company's cachet. By 1982, Bloom...
Only about half of the fringe parties are likely to enter the Knesset, but their presence in the campaign forces Likud to veer farther right and Labor farther left. And any party that wins just 1% of the vote -- a mere 17,000 ballots -- is guaranteed a seat. Since neither Labor nor Likud has ever won more than 56 seats in the parliament, the splinter groups wield enormous power when it comes time to form a government...
...24th annual Head of the Charles Regatta is the largest single-day rowing competition in the world and is generally regarded as the premier event of the fall rowing season. The event, which began with a mere 100 boats in an impromptu race, now boasts 3500 competitors in nearly 850 boats and will draw over a quarter of a million spectators...
...closed loopholes for the rich created by the 1981 Reagan tax cut and took millions of Americans living in poverty off the taxpaying rolls. The welfare reform legislation would provide direction to a system that liberals and conservatives alike agree is in dire need of repair. If that's mere politicking...