Word: sheerly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fact, the sheer numbers of Black students inthe Quad helps build a sense of community thatmany believe does not exist in the river houses,according to students...
During the meeting, Council rep- resentatives said they were consideringdownsizing the body by as much as one-fifth. Thereduction would come in response to criticism thatthe sheer size of the council allows somerepresentative to neglect their responsibilities...
...scoreline read 5-4 in favor of Harvard (19-4-4, 16-2-4 ECAC), and for all the agony that St. Lawrence (10-20-0, 8-14-0) must have felt on the way to its dressing room, the sheer joy on the faces of the Crimson seemed to justify every...
...closeup how the world grows. She is enthralled to slice open a papaya, or watch an ant carry its backpack of crumbs. And with the same fascination, but etched in loss for her own child, the mother watches Mui. At night, as a breeze whispers through the sheer canopy on Mui's bed, the girl says the word mother in her sleep. The mother of the house, eavesdropping on this intimacy, dries her own tears on the canopy...
...dialogue itself is well-written, but it is Grant's sheer confidence combined with Russell's feigned indifference that makes the exchange electric. One need look no further for an example of how a woman can stand up to a man and have fun doing...