Word: gained
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...Algeria and a temporary loss of national prestige; eventually, though, De Gaulle extricated France from an overwhelming financial and moral burden. In much the same way, a unilateral withdrawal from Viet Nam would free the U.S. from an impossible situation. A frank acceptance of defeat would clear the air, gain America credit for moral courage, and enable the U.S. to start working on a rational foreign policy beyond Viet Nam. "The extent of the cost of the withdrawal has been vastly overstated," says former Under Secretary of State George Ball, who feels that other countries do not regard...
Voloshen's activities have stirred other interest. A federal grand jury in New York is investigating telephone calls he made from the Speaker's office to the Justice Department in an attempt to gain the release from jail of Frank ("Cheech") Livorsi, an eastern Mafia leader, because of the mobster's ill health. Another is looking into the roles of Sweig and Voloshen in a contractor's efforts to add $5,000,000 to the $11 million cost of a garage under the Rayburn House Office Building...
...Troutman to use his influence, not to practice law. Moreover, the company argued, a court can not enforce an agreement for services that were technically illegal. In his instructions to the jury, U.S. District Judge Newell Edenfield distinguished between corrupt influence and using "personal connections or influence merely to gain access to a public official." Apparently deciding that Troutman had performed a proper legal service, the jury awarded...
...other words, both investors and the government stand to gain by advantageous policies. This is characteristic work for the DAS. We do the same thing in Ghana, Liberia, and Argentina...
...leader of the rebellion, Brigadier General Roberto Viaux, vowing to shoot it out with the government if necessary, said his sole purpose was to gain a hearing for grievances concerning low pay and lack of adequate equipment...