Word: somewhat
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Instead, the lege passed welfare-reform measures that were strict but somewhat more forgiving, with three-year time limits and provisions that the able-bodied must work. It also extended the child-health-insurance program to 200,000 more children. "In my experience, when given a choice between compassion and noncompassion, Bush invariably takes the noncompassionate path," says Elliott Naishtat, a Democrat who chairs the powerful house committee on human services, which handled the welfare bills. "Punishing the kids to get the mom to cooperate is not acceptable and not compassionate. You don't have to do it that...
...exhibition catalog] you somewhat skirt the issue of regionalism in your definition of Boston art. Have you ever felt that a scene comparable to, say, Chicago in the '70s has existed around here...
...Indeed, her avowed purpose in writing the piece was to communicate the abuse of the vagina to the general public and to increase women's awareness of their sexual and social roles. To achieve this goal, Ensler deftly exploits the shame and uncomfortable feelings which encircle this delicate and somewhat socially offensive and taboo subject. Basing her work on a collection of interviews with women of different races, creeds, ages and backgrounds, she tackles such questions as "If your vagina could talk, what would it say?" in addition to "Then what would it wear...
...ever-lovable socialites in our midst, they, too, suffer from serious delusional hysteria. When the time comes that they must coordinate a dinner party at Le Cirque with their diverse friends from all over the Upper East Side, then maybe their cell phone jabbering will be somewhat understandable, although certainly still abhorrent. However, right now, given the tiny geographic area in which we all dwell, the use of cell phones to plan social outings is entirely incomprehensible. After all, Grafton isn't all that far from the Fly, and the Spee is only a short walk from there. Even...
...Pitch Black can be smart, and it knows that you can be too. The survivors include a group of devout Muslims on their way to "New Mecca" whose faith adds an interesting, if somewhat puzzling dimension to the movie. Disaster forces the question, "where is your God?" The answer turns out to be, like so much else in this film, a welcome surprise...