Word: mereness
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...according to Catalano, most significant crimes attributed to homeless locals are committed by a mere handful of individuals. The majority of the homeless population avoids encounters with law enforcement, he says...
Maybe it's about being foreman. Some people have explained Fogle's decisions by citing a simple workplace class distinction: he is not a mere laborer; he is management. This distinction has ramifications extending beyond the fact that he made $18 an hour to his men's $15. It suggests that he identifies with Black Wolf more fully than the others, sees his employers in a kinder light and is more comfortable returning. Observes Jim Lamont, Pennsylvania safety representative for the United Mine Workers of America: "I expected him to go back sooner than he did." One of the nine...
...while beyond the moat--O.K., ravine--running across his 63-acre Texas ranch, others sleep. Luckily, the Weinstein brothers at Miramax/Dimension Films are happy for him to work whenever he wants. That's the luxury afforded by being cheap. Rodriguez made the first two Spy Kids movies for a mere $38 million each, even though they featured marquee idols Antonio Banderas and George Clooney, and they made nearly $200 million. "Robert does everything but act, although now he has his kids in the movie as well," observes Bob Weinstein with a gravelly laugh. "If I were Antonio Banderas...
...Senator John Kerry, nudging Dean into the top tier of Democratic candidates. Two-thirds of all Dean contributions were made online. And as often happens in politics, bucks begat the Big Mo. A poll in the first caucus state, Iowa, released last week put Dean in second place, a mere percentage point behind Dick Gephardt. Once viewed as a no-hoper for the nomination, notable only for his vehement opposition to the war in Iraq, Dean is increasingly forcing his party's other candidates to adjust their strategies as they figure out how to slow his momentum...
...Race? If Tung believes that Article 23 is a matter for the greater Chinese race, that bodes poorly for the mere political concept of "one country, two systems." The July 1 march, therefore, may be remembered not as a rally but as a farewell to an idea that never really took hold, and increasingly looks like it never will...