Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...will be nice to have information directly from the administration rather than having me tell you what I am told by my chairman what the administration told her,” Guidotti said. “It’s somewhat of a roundabout...
...Steiker says, “and I think those things are evident now.”Steiker also pinpoints Kagan’s “very natural, New Yorky” grounding as one of the sources of her likability.Kagan’s “somewhat self-effacing” sense of humor makes her an engaging personality who can connect well with a diverse group of people, Steiker says. During the Senate confirmation hearing, Kagan elicited chuckles from the panel by calling herself a “pipsqueak” clerking for then-Supreme Court Justice...
...fact, since the middle of last fall, Kennedy's group has held biweekly meetings that feel somewhat like a college class - albeit the most advanced seminar on health policy on the planet. There's a curriculum for each of the two-hour sessions; topics have ranged from benefits packages and employer mandates to tax treatment of health insurance, payment reform and prevention and wellness. Although they are about halfway through the agenda, participants say progress has already been made. The group agrees on broad principles like a focus on prevention, a commitment to cutting costs and universal coverage approached through...
...Republicans. In a New York Times/CBS News poll released the day before the budget speech, 79% said that the GOP should put more effort into cooperating with the President and only 17% said Republicans should stick by their principles. Indeed, a brace of polls indicated great faith in Obama, somewhat less faith in his proposed solutions, and a crushing consensus that the Republican Party seemed more interested in playing politics at a time of crisis than in behaving constructively. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a smart fellow if not yet a wise one, gave the Republican response to Obama's speech...
...thinks of herself as a calm person, the process of finding a summer internship has caused her to be “much more stressed out than she has been in a long time.”But Delle, despite his difficulties this year, said he saw the situation somewhat differently, offering an optimistic perspective on the current job market. “For people who were following the crowd into finance, it’s time to follow your passions,” Delle said. “In these markets where job security is almost an oxymoron...