Word: somewhat
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...writing in the Twilight series? -Margarita Galvez, ManilaReally, not so much. Not consciously at all. When I'm writing the stories I'm just looking to have a good time. But I do think that because I'm a very religious person, it does tend to come out somewhat in the books, although always unconsciously...
...seem to be treating alternative energy policy as somewhat less important than, say, passing resolutions to establish National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week (May 5-9). Eight times this year, the Senate has failed to pass legislation that would extend tax credits that encourage the development of the wind and solar industry, legislation that will expire at the end of December. (McCain, it should be noted, missed all eight of those votes - a record that doesn't jibe well with his campaign promises to pursue an aggressive alternative energy program along with offshore drilling.) Without those tax credits, the renewable energy...
Bolt's bad eating habits are somewhat surprising, given how strict his parents were. "He never got in trouble," says Herb Elliott, the Jamaican team doctor, who knew Bolt as a boy. Jennifer and Wellesley Bolt raised Usain on the north shore of Jamaica, and he turned down scholarship offers from several U.S. colleges for the comforts of home...
...feel like Seth Rogen and other actors like him are following in your footsteps? Somewhat, somewhat. I mean, they're doing it their way. Definitely. You know, they're not stealing anything, by no means. What they're doing is just, they're just traveling down the same road that...
Programs like SCORxE (pronounced score), which launched last October with a budget of about $1 million for the first year, are not without controversy. They represent an unusual and, at least initially, somewhat expensive new role for government. A few other states have similar programs, and the idea has taken hold in Australia and Canada. But in deeply conservative South Carolina, it is surprising to find enthusiasm for using state money to counteract private-industry marketing...