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Pressure mounted Saturday on France's newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days.

The mere act of putting them through the criminal process ensures that they suffer, regardless of their guilt or innocence.

If not for the resulting suspension, it would have been a mere footnote in an otherwise excellent performance.

The president is essentially claiming that the mere existence of protests—which are expressly protected by the First Amendment—justifies him sending in the Guard to invade states against their will.

Rangers won all of their home games, scored 92 goals and conceded a mere 13.