Word: somewhat
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...appropriate, somewhat bittersweet end for a store that has quietly served a loyal core of Square patrons for nearly a century...
...contrast, irrational to forbid capital punishment. One can support such a course only, ultimately, on unprovable and somewhat vaporous grounds - in the name, perhaps, of a principle of moral evolution, a kind of hope...
women do have somewhat different orientations, different agendas, different modes of enactment, in their relationships with other people, and it is this side of her work, rather than the moral judgment issues, that she has been following up effectively in her more recent teaching and writing...
...Even worse, some in the labor crowd have actually come up with an alternative: Ralph Nader. In somewhat shocking statement Tuesday, UAW president Stephen Yokich said Gore was "holding hands with the profiteers of the world" and said Nader "will take a stand based on what is right." And Nader, longtime corporate gadfly and hard-core environmentalist extraordinaire, is running well enough in all the right places to give Gore the same case of the Perots that George Bush caught in 1992. Nader is running 4 to 5 percent nationally and 9 to 10 percent in California, an absolute must...
...Rudenstine's legacy will be that of an effective administrator. Aside from his memorable efforts on the national stage to lobby for affirmative action and funding for university research, Rudenstine has preferred to focus his attention on University issues. And despite a reputation for being somewhat of a micro-manager--which contributed to his 1994 bout of exhaustion and a few poor tenure decisions--Rudenstine has performed this administrative role remarkably well. His regular meetings with deans have ameliorated a previously fractious relationship, leading to, by most accounts, a healthier sense of collegiality and greater willingness to cooperate. His goals...