Word: sakes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...proposal acceptable to other countries for the Kyoto summit, they privately admit the negotiations could take several years. That will buy Clinton time to work on his long-term strategy: persuading the public, starting this week at a White House conference, to tolerate some pain now for the sake of a less threatening future. So, next time you turn on the Weather Channel, don't be surprised to see Clinton delivering the 100-year forecast...
...develop the awakening mind I praise the Buddhas as they shine I bow before you as I travel my path To join your ranks I make my full-time task For the sake of all beings I seek The enlightened mind that I know I'll reap...
Unfortunately for the sake of dramatic newsmagazine articles, Malick doesn't appear to have had a particularly sensational reason for turning his back on moviemaking. The shoots for both his films had been draining and difficult, and the director was said to have been disillusioned as well by the normal run of Hollywood hustling. According to an associate, Malick found the whole ancillary process of marketing a movie "sickening"--and who wouldn't? "He said he always planned to take a break," recounts Mike Medavoy, Malick's agent at the time of Badlands and currently the head of Phoenix Pictures...
...Hague or in an Arab country, claiming they won't have much of a chance in Washington or London. The Americans and British say this is another delaying tactic. All the families want, in the words of one of their lawyers, is "a trial, for heaven's sake...
This term President Clinton has been battling to get funding for nationalized school testing. Some teachers have protested that instead of teaching students for the sake of their education, they will now have to teach them to perform well on the exam and thereby compromise on the time spent for their knowledge. Perhaps Clinton should hold off after seeing ETS falter...