Word: somewhat
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...book’s preface—that of writing at too high a level for some and too low a level for others. And though Corey, Czakó, and Kürti do a good job for the most part, the remainder of the book suffers somewhat from the sense that some details were left unsaid while others were over-embellished.Nonetheless, the curious reader who, in preparation for a dentist’s appointment, flips to the page on lidocaine, will find an intellectually pleasing mixture of history, drug discovery, chemistry, and neurology, which, most importantly, is easy to read...
...interest for American students in this case, because whether they know it or not, their jackboot is on the necks of Palestinians, and has been for a long time,” he writes.FUTURE UNCERTAINThe rest of the festival grapples with the difficulty of portraying Palestinian life in a somewhat more “entertaining and educational” way, as Sawhney puts it. A struggling Palestinian actor in Los Angeles is cast as an Al-Qaeda terrorist in a play in “Driving to Zigzigland,” being shown on Oct. 6, 5pm at Kendall Square...
...somewhat unconventional move, Miller, who was hired in late June of this year, held open tryouts at the beginning of the fall season, and several recruits and experienced players failed to make the varsity roster...
While coaches often claim that no player’s roster spot is guaranteed, the cuts still came as somewhat of a shock to many involved with the team, both because of the number of cuts that took place and the fact that they involved former varsity players...
...Somewhat ironically, and probably non-traditionally, however, my three years at this institution have nurtured in me a deep skepticism of the premises that sanction this narcissism. I firmly believe that the part of us that finds security in our assumed excellence must be repudiated. Even in the most well-intentioned among us, inflated confidence in our own capabilities breeds an arrogance that imperils substantial social change...