Word: sake
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...rights” invoked in defense of a practice which many demur from even mentioning cannot—and, if we live in a just society, must not—trump humane sensibilities and common sense. No sane person would defend barbarism for the sake of maintaining ideological purity...
...Genomics seems like it’s now finally engaged in a partnership with infectious disease,” he went on. “This is just the very beginning.” Lander called on students, particularly undergraduates, to work together for the sake of scientific progress. A mathematician by training, he encouraged students “to get a sense of the derivative... how fast things really can move.” Shiv M. Gaglani ’10, who recently founded a student group for interdisciplinary science research called the Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association, said...
...organizers of the Green Village deny they are sacrificing local color for the sake of municipal homogeneity. "It's impossible to please everyone", says Sylvain Garel, who claims residents' opposition has more to do with political rivalry than concerns about local heritage. "Besides, there'll always be people who refuse to move with the times...
...organizers of the Green Village deny they are sacrificing local color for the sake of municipal homogeneity. "It's impossible to please everyone", says Sylvain Garel, who claims residents' opposition has more to do with political rivalry than concerns about local heritage. "Besides, there'll always be people who refuse to move with the times...
...similarities end there. Mann's is a slim volume, an extended essay skewering what he sees as the hypocrisy of U.S. politicians in dealing with China. For the sake of maintaining good trading relations, Mann argues, American leaders have ignored the inconvenient fact that China is run by a repressive, sometimes brutal regime that stands against everything they profess to hold dear: democracy, human rights and freedom. They excuse this behavior with what he calls the "soothing scenario" that China will eventually come around to sharing their values, based on the assumption that democracy is a necessary byproduct of economic...