Word: meres
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...margin of victory translated into a mere 10.5 in. -- about the length of a speed-skating blade; for her crying, cheering relatives in the crowd, it might as well have been a mile. Blair, 23, willowy but muscular at 5 ft. 5 in., had brought home the gold medal to the U.S. And she had recaptured her world record from Rothenburger, who had first taken it away on the same rink only two months before. But wait. That's not all. Later in the week Blair went flying around the rink again to win the bronze medal in a personal...
...administration approves of the system of apartheid. Any one of these conclusions is readily believeable, but not one of them is excusable. It is inconceivable that an administration that claims such a fervent commitment to the principles of freedom and democracy on the one hand could issue a mere slap on the wrist to a government that tortures schoolchildren...
However, a disappointing loss last Friday night in Princeton reduced the Crimson's hold to a mere grasp as the team approaches the end of the season...
...Core offers too few courses in each of its 10 subject areas and consequently, large classes result. For example, last fall each area averaged a mere 4.3 course offerings, with some areas, like Moral Reasoning, offering as few as two classes. When only two classes are offered for a student body of over 6000, those classes obviously will become large and unwieldly. These large classes become, as Professor Richard Pipes told the Harvard Gazette, "like an Off-Broadway production...
After this weekend's action, James has 332 points, and needs to average a mere 12 points a match over the final four games to tie Carrabino's record...