Word: needlessly
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...Class of '51 soccer team went 27-14-2 over their four years and was one of the most successful teams on campus. The team was not fazed by an experimental 1951 NCAA soccer rule change, which eliminated throw-ins and instead rewarded free kicks from the sidelines. Needless to say, the rule did not survive to the modern...
...attack on a Japanese subway was a warning that the most serious threats to the U.S. in the future will come from terrorists who are unlikely to play by the old rules of military engagement. The president should concentrate on such smaller-scale and regional defenses before playing a needless game of nuclear politics...
...whom the monarch seeks to make his bride. Joining Shrek in this journey, due to the law mandated by Animation Codes and Regulations Section 231b, is a wacky sidekick. In this case, that character takes the form of a donkey, aptly named Donkey (ha!) and voiced by Eddie Murphy. Needless to say, the two adventurers rescue the princess, and hijinks ensue...
...staff fails to perceive the difference between needless provocation of China (such as Bush’s use of the word “competitor”) and prudent, principled disagreement. By its logic, Taiwan needs no military whatsoever, since the United States is pledged to defend it. Why let the Taiwanese defend themselves if we can send American soldiers no older than the staff to die in their place...
Unfortunately, the Zen master overestimated his abilities. Rodman, for all of his foibles and transgressions off the court, was a fierce competitor with an intense desire to win. But Rider is a spoiled wild child, unwilling to give up his ways for the good of the team. Needless to say, this distraction-along with the ongoing Shaq-Kobe feud-has proved costly, as the Lakers still seem to be searching for that chemistry of a year...