Word: needlessly
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...mines win DRC its share of shady characters. Rebel soldiers and al Qaeda operatives have been spotted around the mines, as well as armies from six African nations, helpfully occupying resource-rich territory. Planes take off from mines regularly on flights paths that are not even covered by radar. Needless to say, no one checks the passengers’ bags for mineral booty...
...Needless to say, the Lions’ prospects for halting the Crimson attack are bleak...
...Needless to say, I was shocked, but what could I do? Seven weeks without working on the paper? That’s a long time to be absent, and I worried that I might lose some of my writing skills and ability to generate coherent ideas for the paper...
Swift success in Iraq depends on military capitulation. In the worst possible scenario, the Iraqi army makes a desperate stand in Baghdad, forcing a U.S. infantry assault against fortified positions defended with chemical or biological weapons. By co-opting part of the military we can prevent needless casualties among U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians. We need to make it very clear to the officers in charge that it will not pay to resist. That is difficult to accomplish when the prize for their cooperation is a trial at The Hague, and relatively easy when they are assured of a place...
...Needless to say, then, Moore hasn’t been overwhelmed by the preseason hype that has billed him as a strong contender for the Hobey Baker award. Moore was selected as one of the top ten candidates by Sports Illustrated this winter, despite a less-than-stellar season last year that began with similar Hobey buzz...