Word: somewhat
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...Gladiator's sprawling two and a half-hour frame. A beacon of innovation and creativity the film is not. And yet, much like its revered progenitors, Gladiator works on such an impressive scale that it is able to overcome its dearth of originality. Ridley Scott has always enjoyed a somewhat undeserved reputation as a visual virtuoso (White Squall? GI Jane?), but this is one project in which his supposed visual prowess is on display full-force. Taking a page from the James Cameron playbook, Scott meticulously recreates the world of ancient Rome, capturing the most minute details from the bustling...
Recently, the Ivy League has been seriously underrepresented in the four major sports: football, basketball, baseball, and hockey. The lack of competitive ability remains somewhat concealed by the small conference of private schools, where even perennially mediocre teams have a chance to compete with the Ivy's elite...
...major duties of a vice president is to represent the administration at the funerals of somewhat important foreign leaders. Please list the significant funerals you have attended in the past four years. (Democrats only: did you attend Richard Nixon's funeral? Were you able to appear somber...
...look now, but this could be the year we witness somewhat of a rebirth in American civic involvement. Bucking the current pervasive anti-census sentiment, the nation's minority communities have posted strong returns this spring, helping to reverse a decades-long downward trend in response rates. According to Thursday's New York Times, census officials report that close to 66 percent of Americans have returned their questionnaires - yes, including the much-maligned long form - putting the nation on track to reach a return rate of 67 percent, or two full points over 1990's final count. The remaining, refractory...
...somewhat disheartened that most students don't know [the Coop board] exists, and the students on the board don't show that we exist," Rosenberg said. "I want to get to talk to them and learn what issues are important to them. I hope that they're on the board for more than just their resume...