Word: sheerly
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...even the mistiest of such geezers is likely to be right about the rock and soul music of that decade: Who could overstate its distinctive exuberance, its heady inventiveness, or the thrill of its sheer abundance? And who could overcelebrate those most emblematic of '60s pop phenomena, the Beatles? For the Beatles were then, and remain to this day, the world's most astonishing rock-'n'-roll band...
Sinatra--this is both his gift and, on occasion, his downfall--is always Sinatra. Beyond his technical prowess as a jazz-influenced pop singer, building on the innovations of Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby and Billie Holiday, there is the sheer force of conviction, feeling, the weight of personal history in his voice. In this, only Holiday is his rival--perhaps even his better. Both exemplify what people in my generation like to flatter ourselves is unique to rock 'n' roll and its offshoots: the immediacy, the idiosyncrasy, the genuineness of expression. Sinatra is the century's musical equipoise, the pivot...
Until his decision to write a speech for this year's Ivy Oration, Michael Sugarman '98 says he restricted his humor to "making fairly simple jokes about people's mothers." However, he soon realized that the sheer number of proud mothers who were expected to attend Commencement week ceremonies would present him with a unique comedic challenge. "I mean, we're talking about upwards of 1,500 mothers for the senior class alone," Sugarman says...
Still, bill opponents say the debate demonstrates that campus opinion favors Radcliffe. They say this was evident from the sheer numbers of Radcliffe supporters who came out of the woodwork to fight for maintaining the difference between men's and women's diplomas...
...this academic year, Harvard sports teams recorded eight league championships, qualified for 16 separate national tournaments, captured a national title and provided some of the most exciting moments in the school's storied history. Apart from the sheer accomplishments of such teams as football, women's soccer and women's basketball, it was the energy surrounding their feats that caught our attention and made our jobs so enjoyable...