The Pendulum was quite a feature and included the benefit of sheer terror.
Yet, at the same time, the sheer range of those benefits suggests that it is unlikely that any single drug could have such wide-ranging effects.
Indeed, life perpetually rewards sheer dumb luck, showering benefits on those fortunate enough to be born with rich parents or great cheekbones, or to be James Marshall glancing down at Sutter's Mill and spotting a gleaming nugget.
In his rise to the top, Poroshenko also benefited from sheer political vicissitudes of the moment.
"Trump's political weakness, his lack of popularity, and his sheer incompetence have obviously benefited democracy," Steven Levitsky, a political scientist who co-wrote a book on the decline of democracy, recently told Slate's Isaac Chotiner.
Perhaps the biggest concern weighing over the El Paso deal is also the transaction's biggest benefit - the sheer size of the network and potential antitrust risk.
The original Grammy Awards show would benefit from the sheer flamboyance of its Latin spin-off.
(A subtler, brighter Clarence Thomas?) And Professor McConnell, who could well be President Bush's second appointment to the Supreme Court (it's assumed the first pick will be Hispanic), may benefit from the sheer fatigue of Senate Democrats having to fend off one nomination after another.
Still, even if President Bush and congressional Republicans can't defang the bill, HMOs will ultimately benefit through the sheer volume of patients coming their way, Owens says.
The other immediate benefit is the sheer number of titles the system ships with – 30 in all, and these aren't just crappy third-tier games.
