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mahy tuh lee

  • r  powerfully or vigorously
    he strove mightily to achieve a better position in life
  • r  (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
    they rejoiced mightily

  • Starting with a Neanderthal skeleton unearthed in Germany in 1856, archaeologists and anthropologists have sweated mightily over excavations in Africa, Europe and Asia, trying to .
  • But, like Washington, General Stilwell had long believed that China's war effort would be mightily reinforced by bringing the Chinese Communist armies into the war against Japan.
  • Faisal had a reverence for desert ways, and strove mightily to keep alien influences from corrupting his kingdom.
News & Articles

  • MLB: Hamels, Phils lose to Twins
    MINNEAPOLIS - The Phillies have become a wondrous example of sticking to a mediocre formula. 1) Get a quality start. 2) Struggle mightily against a pitcher with a thin résumé. 3) Watch the bullpen perform incapably. No starting pitcher seems to fall victim to the script more than Cole Hamels. The southpaw had to battle, but gave the Phils a quality start. Then the wimpy offense managed to ...
    June 12, 2013 - The Mercury
  • How BYOD Is Pushing BlackBerry Out
    Last quarter, BlackBerry sales plunged 81 percent to just 0.7 percent of the U.S. market share, down mightily from 2009, when RIM held 20.7 percent of the US smartphone market. RIM is certainly hoping that the late-March release of the Z10 will reverse its fortunes this quarter, but it has a long way to go in reaching the heights of its heyday. The BYOD movement is one big reason why.
    June 11, 2013 - Forbes
  • CenturyLinkVoice: How BYOD Is Pushing BlackBerry Out
    Last quarter, BlackBerry sales plunged 81 percent to just 0.7 percent of the U.S. market share, down mightily from 2009, when RIM held 20.7 percent of the US smartphone market. RIM is certainly hoping that the late-March release of the Z10 will reverse its fortunes this quarter, but it has a long way to go in reaching the heights of its heyday. The BYOD movement is one big reason why.
    June 11, 2013 - Forbes
Quotes

  • Travis Ford in ESPN
    I have greatly enjoyed my three years here at UMass. It was a very difficult decision to leave UMass, one which my family and I struggled with mightily,Ford said Wednesday in a statement released by the university. "I wish nothing but the...
  • President Bush in Forbes
    Bush said the measure would "help the folks who suffered mightily on that day when the gunman killed their loved ones. It's a good piece of legislation."
  • James Dobson in BP News
    Ted has been my close friend and colleague for many years. He has been used mightily to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Colorado Springs and around the world,Dobson said. "He will continue to be my friend, even if the worst...

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