Word: somewhat
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...There is, however, a striking and somewhat odd fact about this crisis. Newspapers have more readers than ever. Their content, as well as that of newsmagazines and other producers of traditional journalism, is more popular than ever - even (in fact, especially) among young people...
...deep into the minutiae of amateur satellite hunting. That's not to suggest that those discussions aren't good reading, for they are - Paglen somehow manages to make the movements of a spy satellite riveting - but rather to say that many of his parts are more intriguing than a somewhat diffuse whole...
These are questions that keep drug companies, as well as the television stations and magazines that subsist on their ad dollars, up at night (Ambien, anyone?). Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising by pharmaceutical companies has always been somewhat controversial. The U.S. is one of only two countries that permit it (New Zealand is the other). Critics claim that these advertisements encourage consumers to seek out overly expensive brand-name drugs from doctors. Their symptoms might not require such medications, and when they do, cheaper generic drugs may be available. Such marketing probably drives up overall health-care costs. More important...
...find that vitamin and mineral supplements were used with more frequency in children who were underweight," says Dr. Ulfat Shaikh, lead author of the study. "But the rest was somewhat surprising...
...opportunities in the 6, 7 range, they’re going to score a couple goals on most teams.” YOUTH CULTURE It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Beanpot is a tournament in which seniors really come out to play. So it’s somewhat surprising to learn that some of Harvard’s biggest plays at last night’s event were made by underclassmen. Sophomores Michael Biega and Pier-Olivier Michaud slapped in two of the Crimson’s goals, while freshman Alex Killorn tallied an assist on the first...