Word: sheering
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...surprising figure, since the 79 million people in the baby-boomer age bracket enjoyed more economic success than any other generation in U.S. history. Their sheer size, along with their higher educational attainments and output levels, drove exceptional income growth, though these big spenders weren't big savers. The generations that have followed represent a smaller share of the overall population. Thus as boomers age, the overall workforce will shrink. "Without an unexpected burst of productivity growth or a significant upsurge in investment per worker, the aging boomers' reduced levels of working and spending will slow the real growth...
Booze is a huge part of French Quarter life; I hesitate to call it "culture," because the sheer number of dead-drunk people gets depressing quickly. In fact, if you want to turn yourself off liquor for good, take a slow walk down Bourbon Street on a Saturday night. You'll see everyone from stumbling frat boys to gassed grannies slurping and burping the ubiquitous hurricane - the fruity rum concoction supposedly invented in New Orleans during World War II. But if you're going to drink, I'd recommend the chocolatey, dangerously drinkable local brew called Abita Turbodog. Turbodog...
...only to have a Huskie defender block it, but the ball ricocheted right back to her. The senior then fired a half-volley rocket off the first bounce and into the back of the net. The team erupted, as much as a result from going ahead as from the sheer quality of the goal.Although the game did not end as Wylie would have liked, it was a performance that spoke volumes about the outgoing senior.“I’ve been so proud of the way she has developed as a player and a teammate...
...health and safety of all students at the College should be the Administration’s first priority. Furthermore, it is unrealistic to assume that responsibility for a student’s condition can be fairly attributed to any one student or party. When one considers the sheer number of registered, unregistered, and totally private social events held across campus, it is utterly ludicrous to assume that the elected leader of a student group can be held responsible for the behavior of their sometimes uninvited guests—who may barhop for hours before vomiting at said student group?...
...60th birthday. She says she's still afraid. "There are so many variables in how we receive our drugs that it's amazing there hasn't been a worse problem. Now look at all these kids sick in China because of tainted milk. Sometimes I get in a sheer panic thinking about...