Word: sake
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...Louis Trondheim and Charles Burns, who contribute cameo sketches of their own. In spite of all this, Thompson continues to struggle with the alienation of travel. Then, at last he makes a happy connection that, even if it didn't happen, would have to be made up for the sake of book's dramatic arc. By the end, "Carnet de Voyage," turns into a kind of melancholy picture poem of love for people, the environment and art. You can't ask much more from a travel book than that...
...CORRECTION: The Sept. 29 article "Scalia Describes Dangerous Trend" misquoted Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Scalia said "I even accept for the sake of argument that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged." He did not say "I even take the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged...
Growing the endowment simply for the sake of having more money is not a sound policy; the University’s mission is to educate, not to amass wealth. Yet reckless spending does not make sense, either. Rather, the University must refocus its energy on offering schools consistent increases in endowment payouts from year to year, recession or boom...
...every banquet-hall buffet centerpiece you've ever seen, it's possible to think of ice as the last word in enigmatic swank, prettier than crystal, hard enough to be a murder weapon but more perishable than cashmere. In this lavishly conceived room, with its pillars made from earthenware sake vessels and its massive temple bell, the ice actually looks rather elegant. And when it has been carved into the Buddha, one that's ever so gradually melting away all evening, ice can even guide you toward musings about the evanescence of the material world--presuming you're the type...
...consumer spending helped the U.S. make its way to recovery. Now that the economy is improving, the calculus for tax cuts is different. Will cutting taxes further make a meaningful difference to the economy? And even if it does, can we afford to increase the deficit for the sake of tax relief...