Word: intentionally
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...yielded a pretty impressive product, and these kids, who could be playing pranks or socializing on one of the first Friday nights of the school year, are giving a professional show. Afterwards they'll go out and have a good time, to be sure, but for now they're intent on pressing those same tried-and-true buttons to earn, at the end of the night, a standing ovation...
...that is true, Proposition 187 might be Exhibit A. The intent of the voter-approved 1994 ballot measure was to deny state aid to illegal immigrants. Davis opposed it as lieutenant governor, and it was declared largely unconstitutional by federal courts. But its backers appealed, and this spring, Davis kept 187 alive by asking a federal court to send it to a mediator. "The obvious interpretation," Pete Wilson, head cheerleader for 187, told the Los Angeles Times, "is that he is trying to have it both ways...
Perhaps certain significant events might justify compromising the privacy of such a large number of people. This, however, is definitely not such an event. The mistake in question bears no sign of malicious intent, nor is it suggestive of a trend of similar mistakes...
...breach of confidence, but the students whose confidence was breached have a lot of company," said Homer, who added that her intent was to help students learn about ways to make money...
...Both scholarships highly value community service and a demonstrated intent to pursue projects that help under-served communities, he said...