The baby's lungs would be like small blobs of liver, unable or scarcely able to inflate.

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Never mind that iPad 2 was a modest and slightly disappointing upgrade on iPad 1, and that the uninitiated would scarcely be able to tell the difference.

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It was not until well past the formal deadline, amid gestures and language that were scarcely diplomatic, that delegates were able to cut a deal.

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