Word: gain
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...some ways, the Sullivans have been the most honest of brokers. None of them has ever been accused of using public office for personal or financial gain...
Furthermore, this truly voluntary method would enable us to gain an accurate understanding of how students value council activities. If students really benefit from the services the council provides, they will continue to support...
...students decide to express their dissatisfaction with the council by discontinuing their support, then the council will have to make do with less funding next year. Either way, the process will gain what it currently lacks: honesty...
...potentially dangerous 1996 presidential rival. Warren Christopher, however, shows no signs of stepping aside, and Clinton would be reluctant to push him out. Though Powell is said to like Clinton -- despite "doubts about some of his habits," as one close friend puts it -- he would have little to gain by tying himself to an unpopular Administration. Powell's spokesman, Bill Smullen, says that the general is preoccupied writing his memoirs but "is not going to rule anything...
Says Salamensky: "The plays are rich enough to stand alone for the purpose of a core course and the purpose of a core course is to bring unfamiliar material to life for students who might not otherwise gain access...