At first, this conceit, with bicep-flexing soldiers playing Guitar Hero and reading comic books, seems mere pose.
Most significant of all, though, was the election to the US presidency of Barack Obama - a man who can shuffle an iPod and whose grasp of the works of Stevie Wonder is no mere pose.
This may be more than a mere literary pose, although after Cynthia's death (she does not seem to have lived for long after their break) he regretted the brusqueness of their separation and was ashamed that he had not even attended her funeral.
This left the audience, ranks swollen with lobbyists, a mere 30 minutes to pose questions.
Because the result of this kind of interrogation, theoretical empirical knowledge, is so obviously fruitful, and also carries with it seemingly uncontentious norms of progress, its mere presence poses a legitimation challenge to a form of thought, and claim to knowledge, that is distinct from it.
Or maybe the idea of a "rock and roll" type from broadcasting invading tradition is so offensive to the fourth estate that my mere presence posed a threat to their grip on the past.
But that poses a problem for your data if a mere 3D-printed model can trick your phone into giving up your secrets.
Sean McNall makes a dashing Captain Absolute, who is posing as a mere ensign to gain the affection of Lydia Languish.
Interestingly, all of the candidates they chose to hire were those who had been power posing for a mere 2 minutes prior to the interview.
