Word: somehow
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Furthermore, I wonder if Internet voting somehow decreases the value of the vote that is cast: Do we tarnish consent, somehow, by divorcing ourselves so completely from the consequences of our actions? By allowing citizens to vote from any given computer and with only the click of a mouse to connect one to his or her choice, we remove the physical connection (traveling to the voting booth, pulling the lever) between the voter and the vote cast, and perhaps, in the process, also lose some of the gravity that ought to be associated with the choices that we make when...
...experience in a way that sounds humble--anyone in his position would have done the same thing, doesn't take a lot of talent to get shot down. And though many in the crowd conclude that he is made of different stuff, the suggestion that he's completely normal somehow lifts them up, lets them share some of that glory. McCain's many critics in Washington watch this and feel sick to their stomach because to them, he is a sanctimonious hypocrite who acts as though he is both personally and politically better and braver than other people, even...
Last year my Time Inc. co-workers and I received our sister magazine's swimsuit issue wrapped in a brown interoffice envelope. A white strip on the cover said FOR OFFICE USE. Though I had seen that phrase before on our publications, the thought of people somehow "using" this in their offices seemed really disturbing...
...those moments last Wednesday night. Somehow the stars aligned, and I closed my eyes and saw an incredibly clear picture of my future. After two and a half years of being most definitely not pre-med, I have decided to be a doctor, to foster the resilience of at-risk kids as a developmental pediatrician in an urban hospital. It felt amazing and so very decisive...
...dressed like a student, one in a cheap jacket and tie - were also strapping on large side arms and testing their mikes. Presumably some sort of covert backup. The soldiers behind them were standing, guns at the ready, in full Spetsnaz battle dress, as if they were somehow expecting us to be attacked on the tarmac of the largest Russian base in the North Caucasus. Koshman clearly takes no chances. We landed between a line of helicopter gunships to our left and fighter bombers to our right. Koshman - who, we had been told, was our guide for the week - said...