Word: meres
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...recent attention to Bush's knowledge gaps may end up being mere blips on the radar screen of his campaign, given his popularity level and fundraising skills. But if Bush, or any other candidate, can't prepare himself well enough to be effective in a public forum about today's most salient issues, it's hard to believe he could be effective as a president. The presence or absence of smarts may not be seen as important, but the ability to communicate knowledgeably and on a well-informed basis is absolutely essential...
...blocks helped an otherwise lackluster Columbia offense, which gained a mere 245 total yards, score its second and third touchdowns of the day and put the Lions ahead...
...find her anywhere on the Al Gore campaign roster. Nor is she listed in the internal campaign budget, where she appears only as "consultant." Yet the mere mention of her name has a way of rendering campaign officials nearly speechless. One offered only that she was "helping out" on "outreach." Another adviser downplayed her as a "wardrobe consultant." Sighed yet another normally chatty adviser: "I couldn't begin to talk to you about that...
...short time, as more and more parents brought home happy, healthy babies, the debate faded away. Meanwhile, the scientists at St. Gen had their eyes on the future. A mere thousand genetic changes had been identified that were mostly responsible for the difference between the intelligence of chimpanzees and humans. Now if they could just ratchet up those genes...
...mayor's would-be right-hand man, and so on, and so on. Though there is some fine acting in the mix, none of these characters is on stage long enough to provide more than a suggestion of local color. Indeed, since these minor players never develop beyond mere "snapshots," one wonders if The Last Hurrah might have been better realized as a Broadway musical, Ragtime style...