Word: outrightly
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...that does not change the facts: By its own admission, Harvard gives special preference to recruited athletes. Less-than-sterling academic records, if not outright academic deficiency, can be forgiven if the applicant has a good enough fastball or outside jump-shot...
...state and national party leaders so unhappy that eight Republican Senators declared their support for Johnston. Then Bagert made the ultimate sacrifice: he withdrew from the race. The bipartisan blocking maneuver seemed to be paying off. Early returns gave Johnston 56% of the vote, enough to win the election outright...
...posters, most of which bore the approval of the Subterranean Review in their bottom right corners, are riddled with so many circumlocutions and outright fallacies that they amount to nothing less than a blood libel against the Jewish state...
...regime (and hey, it may not be such a bad idea), we should press for the total isolation and destruction of the South African economy. But then again, isn't the point of sanctions to resolve conflicts without resorting to military force? If we want a military solution, an outright invasion would doubtless be simpler and more cost-effective than inducing our adversary's citizens to rise up in revolt...
Under ordinary circumstances, it would have been unthinkable. A group of Saudi commoners telling their prince outright that the country needed to be shaken up? Preposterous. But these are extraordinary times, as the small group of businessmen pointed out during a meeting two weeks ago with Prince Salman, governor of Riyadh and younger brother and confidant of King Fahd. "This is the biggest challenge we have ever faced," said one entrepreneur, mindful of the menacing forces of Saddam Hussein gathered just 300 miles to the north. Said another, summoning his courage: "We have to confront our internal issues...