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Over the past 50 years, the median age of the world's population has increased by a mere three years, from 23.6 in 1950 to 26.4 in 2000.

It was only the first inning and the Yankees trailed the Oakland Athletics by a mere three runs, but Cone already looked deflated.

The hard truth is that Mr Ventura, who won 37% of the vote and beat his closest rival by a mere three percentage points, is a victor without a mandate.

In an interview the other day after touring a City of Commerce printing plant where he was trailed by a mere three or four reporters, he first hinted that laws might have been broken in the Oracle case.

But in the chamber, he squeaked through by a mere three votes.The confidence votes were held against a background of opposition claims that Italy's billionaire prime minister had secured his margin by buying support, either with promises of high office or with cash.

Competing against Queen's University of Belfast in a quarterfinal heat of the Temple Challenge Cup, Marist, inspired by the memory of Coach Scott Sanford, who died of cancer last month, won by a mere three feet and continued its surprising march through the draw.

Shader imagines a day when debtors can get out from under by walking a mere three blocks from their house.

By March 1997, a mere three months after the deal was broached, he and his team had raised the entire $750 million and were ready to go.

Even in victory at Twickenham a year ago they had won by a mere seven points, every one of their scores coming from a kicking tee.

Together they're watched by a mere four million.

They hold the majority by a mere five votes.