Word: gain
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...conquered it. In a campaign speech last weekend, the president said, "You say, you don't have an opponent, Mr. President. Oh, yes, I do, and so do you. Our opponent is cynicism. It is negativism. It is apathy. It is division. It is the short-term gain instead of the long-term interest of the country. These are our opponents. Remember, when we are united we never lose; when we're divided, we defeat ourselves." On the day of the primary, the Democrats of New Hampshire and everyone involved with Clinton-Gore '96 helped Bill Clinton confront this opponent...
...first focus on the question of blocking. For the last month, bickering has been the priority. Classes have fallen behind in importance to this all-consuming issue. Friendships gain a new dimension of tension. People studiously avoid the topic that carries weight for the next three years of our lives. Tears flow freely. Friendships seem to go up in flames. The little white lies my mother swore by backfire dramatically. Being blunt is the only option; then havoc breaks loose. We have been reduced to eighth grad--people stop talking to each other, talk behind each other's backs, scheming...
...addition to that initial setback, Dorsainvil says the U.S. embassy told her it could not help her gain restitution because her parents had not been American citizens...
...demagogue--"A leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power" (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary...
...have had decades of social movements, constitutional amendments and judicial precedents all advocating racial, sexual and religious equality, and yet a man can not only run for office, but actually gain a plurality of a state's votes despite the fact that he stands opposed to this historical legacy of our system. Sure, everyone jokes about his sexism or homophobia, but this misses the point. The situation would be humorous if he failed to obtain enough votes to last in the race, but he is not even trailing as one with such fanaticism should be. Even once people concede that...