So, you know, he's a charmer with no real agenda besides calling out the "hypocrisies of our so-called representatives".
But Farmer Mac found ways to play ball besides calling on friends in the farm belt.
The stories, besides calling attention to the civic crises, also fulfilled a tabloid staple: the "gotcha story," in which a newspaper gleefully calls attention to a problem heretofore unexposed.
Steve Myers reports that besides calling for Mr. Assad's resignation, Mr. Obama also ordered the freezing of Syrian assets within American jurisdiction and barred American citizens from business with Mr. Assad's government.
His campaign platform, besides calling for the beer-and-pizza audit, took on an anti-regulatory tone, demanding that Georgetown's largest student-run business "remain apolitical" and keep its leadership "separate from the government".
We may wish to understand why Thirlwell is sending up such conventions, especially if all they seem to be doing, besides calling attention to themselves, is getting in the way.
It was a rough week for me; besides calling it quits with an old girlfriend, I had to turn on the nightly Boston news to hear about the Yankee rout that was been occurring.
Rudolph W. Giuliani's side, besides calling Ms. Hanover an "uncaring mother" who has been "howling like a stuck pig," besides urging her to move out of Gracie Mansion, has apparently been seeking to win public sympathy by leaking details of the mayor's cancer treatment.
If you're a mobile geek who actually uses your handset for things besides calling your grammy, and if you like watching movies in theaters (instead of from Limewire, you pirate), then have a look at Mobio.
When I explain "what pollsters do" to acquaintances and family members who are not closely familiar with what pollsters do (besides call them during dinner time), I like to say that we are the "reality check".
