Word: sakes
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Instead of opting for a reasonable compromise, house masters chose a course that creates organizational problems for dozens of student publications and undermines the foundations of a free press--all for the sake of clean hallways. This goal may be a noble one, but it in no way justifies a policy of de facto censorship...
...power exercised by the legendary Sam Rayburn: "The hierarchical society is gone, in the country and in the Congress. The idea of government is to govern. There will be enough fights." Observes Mitchell: "There will be both confrontation and cooperation. There will not be confrontation for the sake of confrontation...
Zawicki's belief in a cost-free route to fortune is what Atlantic City, in its newest incarnation, is all about. Shrine of the shill, hometown of hucksterism, municipal embodiment of the motto "Ocean, emotion and constant promotion," the city has reinvented itself time and time again for the sake of a new hustle. In 1936 its mayor claimed that the Miss America Pageant was a "cultural event." (True, a contestant in last week's pageant -- the 63rd -- did sing an aria from Die Fledermaus, but the event is still more about swimwear than opera.) During the Prohibition...
...came very close to winning. Once he had decided to invade, he made two major blunders. The first was to delay the attack by one crucial summer month for the unnecessary foray into Yugoslavia and Greece. The second was to postpone and weaken the drive on Moscow for the sake of capturing the mines and industries of the Ukraine. General Guderian, who was leading the tank spearhead toward Moscow, pleaded for an all-out offensive, but Hitler jeered, "My generals know nothing about the economic aspects...
Although such efforts hold out hope for improvement, much more needs to be done. By the year 2020, 35% of the American population will be minority, with blacks and Hispanics making up the largest portion. For society's sake as well as for their own survival, colleges cannot afford to have more than a third of the nation view them as inaccessible or inhospitable. Many of the current programs seem to be on the right track, but they will take time to produce results. "If higher education is interested in the harvesting of minority students," says Judy Jackson Pitts...