Word: aims
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ironically, Allan A. Ryan Jr., described this process in his book...'My aim was to follow two distinct lines of investigation: first, to reexamine the existing evidence, both the prosecution and defense; second, to search for any new evidence that would shed light on the truth...
Tourism whose sole aim is the exploitation of children is so out in the open that a new organization has sprung up to combat it: ECPAT, or End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism. Founded three years ago by three Asia-based Christian groups, ECPAT now has offices in 14 nations -- there are four in the U.S. -- and extensive links with religious and social organizations around the world dedicated to fighting child prostitution. Pressure by ECPAT and groups like it have already had some impact; in 1992 the Philippine government adopted a Child Protection Code to guard against child abuse...
...outset, Ashe states that his aim is to preserve his reputation. "No matter what I do, or where or when I do it, I feel the eyes of others on me, judging me," admits the man who may have taken his symbolic role as the only top-ranked black in a white sport too seriously. There are awkward moments in this book. Countering inevitable speculation about the source of HIV infection, he feels the need to testify that he has never been unfaithful to his wife and has never had a homosexual experience...
Billionaire Bill Gates takes aim at the paperless office...
...says he will aim to encourage his program's participants to think about politics, their relationship to the Korean-American community and their role in society. The program will "try to train them to be official leaders for the Korean community...