Word: sheerly
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...surprise to those who objected to the mission from the beginning. The standard line was that we would be in Somalia--and then the rest of the world--forever, as we plunged down the slippery slope of humanitarian aid. The mission's critics worried that a policy of sheer benevolence provides the U.S. with no clear stopping point. Sure, Somalia is better off now than before the intervention, but it still doesn't have a government, and people are still starving--but people are starving everywhere, and this argument could expand forever. So the surprise is that our government...
There is no question that Torp and his friends were tempting fate. They set out despite storm and avalanche warnings. During their sojourn, the skiers repeatedly heard the roar of snowslides letting loose. "It was sheer luck they didn't get caught in one," says Doug Bitterman, the avalanche forecaster who posted that day's warnings. Nearly three dozen avalanches rumbled through the area, posing an enormous risk to the rescuers...
...sheer size of South Florida's devastation makes the area an ideal place to hide from the law. Last month police picked up an escaped child rapist working as a roofer. Many workers admit they don't want to give their names to reporters for fear of tipping off police back home. One Atlanta roofer confided that he came to hide from courts seeking 12 years' worth of child support. "It's a good place," he said, "to make money without anybody asking a lot of questions...
Attah, now an associate professor at Clark University, says the fledgling group lacked sheer numbers to be a major force on campus, but still served an important purpose for the fairly small Black population...
Above all, there is the sheer euphoria of falling in love -- a not-so- surprising reaction, considering that many of the substances swamping the newly smitten are chemical cousins of amphetamines. They include dopamine, norepinephrine and especially phenylethylamine (PEA). Cole Porter knew what he was talking about when he wrote "I get a kick out of you." "Love is a natural high," observes Anthony Walsh, author of The Science of Love: Understanding Love and Its Effects on Mind and Body. "PEA gives you that silly smile that you flash at strangers. When we meet someone who is attractive...