Although it is merely a cup made of plants, the rat protects it with a small pile of sticks among boulders on a cliff ledge or inside a cave.
He tested positive for the steroid methandienone in 2009 and served a two-year suspension, although he insists it was merely a youthful peccadillo, that he was misled and has seen the error of his ways.
In December it fired off another, threatening, in theory, the US west coast (although the North claimed it was merely a satellite launch).
That assertion was naturally exposed as fanciful as soon as the competition began, although Bula later admitted it was merely a ploy to try to ensure that the confidence of his players did not shrink in contemplation of facing the likes of the world champions, Germany.
The studios had claimed that more than 90% of Hotfile's daily downloads were of copyrighted content, although the company had argued that it was merely an online storage service that was not responsible for its users' behaviour.
It is the very opposite of transparent, although its members insist it is merely a talking shop for the global elite and nothing to worry about.
Although, measured by assets, it is merely Brazil's fourth-biggest bank (behind two other listed institutions and Caixa Econômica Federal, a state savings bank), its market capitalisation of 36 billion reais ($13 billion) makes it the most valuable in Latin America.
Magistrale believes that Flagg's evil is based on his ability to replace peace with conflict and unity with destruction; although he seeks power, it is merely a resource to achieve a greater level of destruction.
The immunoblot is used as a confirmatory test, although it can be argued that it is merely a supplemental test due to the inter-dependence of ELISAs and immunoblots [ 8].
As he was driven away he showed the finger to the waiting photographers although it was unclear whether he was merely demonstrating that the finger was not damaged, or whether he was conveying a message.
