Word: gain
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Huidekoper said her immediate plans for the job are to talk to as many people as possible to gain a full understanding of what has happened here since she left...
...Lampoon was suspected in the theft because they circulated a parody version of the Independent on Thursday. However, the Poonsters had keys that they used to gain access to the Independent office...
...basketball. Abdul-Rauf's refusal seems somewhat paradoxical as the perpetrator denounces his right to free speech while at the same time exercising it. Abdul-Rauf's display shows a great deal about his character; he is a self-interested hypocrite taking advantage of his celebrity status to gain increased attention. I do not ask Abdul-Rauf to love his country, merely to show it the respect it deserves for providing him, and only him, the opportunity to pursue his dreams. An article in Newsweek summed it up best: "...if the national anthem is such an obvious symbol of tyranny...
JAMES STEWART'S BOOK BLOOD SPORT should be required reading for every U.S. citizen of voting age [Book Excerpt, March 18]. It reveals an extremely disturbing pattern of deceit, dishonesty and use of power for personal gain by the Clintons. The moral decadence in America has spread as high as the White House. RICHARD R. KURTZ Angier, North Carolina Via E-mail...
...price. Two would-be buyers, Carnival and Royal Caribbean, say they are not currently interested. Roderick McLeod, a Royal executive, told Lloyd's List, "The company has a marvelous name, dating back some 150 years. But in terms of current condition and assets, there's nothing we would gain from them...