A hundred and seventy years later, the Latin-American republics he dreamed of seeing joined are scarcely closer than they were then.
Bolívar had liberated the present-day states of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from Spanish rule, but the larger unification effort turned out to be, he said bitterly, like "plowing the sea". A hundred and seventy years later, the Latin-American republics he dreamed of seeing joined are scarcely closer than they were then.
Scarcely one close-up was used, and often solos were filmed with the figure not just seen full-framed but surrounded by all too much stage space.
It closed after scarcely a month in early January.
In many areas, public services scarcely exist – post offices have closed, some schools have closed.
7 For when the whole seems scarcely worth close attention what chance is there of any student really making it an object of study when it is told disjointedly under different dates?
Private markets are effectively closed, and Italy and Spain are scarcely able to afford bailouts.
Scarcely two hours after the polls closed on Tuesday night, Representative Merrill Cook acknowledged the inevitable.
Coinage supply to Britain was interrupted when the mints of Roman Gaul were closed about 395, and scarcely any gold or silver coin entered Britain during about 450 550.
The issue of closing Guantánamo scarcely came up in the 2012 campaign.
Compared to far richer acts of remembrance of Brooklyn by Alfred Kazin, it was thin stuff, scarcely more than a closing note from a man preoccupied with mortality.
