Word: benefit
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When the City Council returns from its summer recess, the campaigns will get another boost. The Monday night gatherings bring local politicos together to warm the benches in Sullivan Chamber. Whether in or out of office, they frequently offer their opinions for the benefit of the coucilors and the new cable television cameras...
...judicial scenes benefit greatly from Higgins' experience as a lawyer and former U.S. Attorney. He avoids the cliches of courtroom drama to focus on the presiding judge and, through him, the vitality of the legal system. Judge Howard ("Black") Bart is no abstract idealist; with blunt example and sarcasm he repeatedly makes the point that separating the form from the substance of the law is dangerous to the health of the Republic...
Nonetheless, the growing tensions in the gulf continue to benefit an unlikely party: Iran. Last month the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Iran-Iraq war. Iraq responded by curtailing air sorties against Iranian oil fields and halting strikes on tankers carrying Iranian oil. The U.S. naval presence has also discouraged Iraqi air attacks. All that has enabled Iran to boost its oil exports through the Persian Gulf from an estimated 1.5 million bbl. a day last month to an estimated 1.9 million bbl. today, greatly increasing its revenues...
...perverse fringe benefit of the violence has been a widely observed improvement in highway manners. Says California Highway Patrol Sergeant Mark Lunn: "Most people are very attentive now and very, very polite...
...doesn't leave it at that, though. There are plenty of other battles and causes he's ready and willing to sign on with. Last Friday in New York City, for instance, the performed in a benefit show for medical aid to Nicaragua. And the proceeds of a recent project, an LP entitled Wake Up, will go the miner's defense campaign in England...