Word: gainful
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...where might this lead? Is anything remotely approaching quiet, if not quite peace, possible in a place where all the actors see gain in continuing to fight...
...publishing pornography... The Court inescapably concluded that Ginzburg had no scholarly, literary or scientific interests; he was strictly an entrepreneur in a disreputable business who took his chances on the borderline of the law and lost... The pornographic racketeers have cause to worry, and their defeat is society's gain...
...that you are being burdened this way by me. This awareness haunts me all day long. I beg you sincerely to discuss with my sister how she can relieve the burden which is not suited for your already so heavily burdened shoulders. Help Miza [Mileva, Einstein's first wife] gain the necessary confidence in my sister so that she can take Albert, as would be the obvious thing under the prevailing circumstances. Don't give Albert the booklet; he isn't mature enough for it yet. His interest in such things is still playful, not actually intellectual, as suits...
...group of around 40 admissions officers, ranging from veterans to recent college graduates, regularly decides the futures of tens of thousands of Harvard hopefuls each year. These gatekeepers decide who will gain a coveted admission slot to the College in a time-honored but secretive process...
...Denver Post filed suit to gain access to the papers in 2002. Yesterday, the Harrises and Klebolds said that they would not challenge the sheriff's decision to release the documents. They said they hoped that public access to the evidence would forestall further litigation...