Word: sakes
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That's nonsense. I've always felt that reasonable compromises make sense. Obstruction for the sake of obstruction is the quickest way to political defeat. Real opportunities for progress don't come by very often. When they do, we should seize them...
...melodrama is relatively restrained, considering the director is thrill seeker Joel Schumacher (Phone Booth) and the producer is Hollywood's explosives expert Jerry Bruckheimer (Pearl Harbor). But as with so many films rooted in recent history, Veronica Guerin is already being accused of reshaping the truth for the sake of entertainment. "We expected it," Schumacher told TIME. "I've made movies before that have caused controversy and I think that's a good thing. There are a lot of movies out there that are just medication." Typically, filmmakers will hide a few facts behind artistic license, especially to make sure...
...wanted Conor to look sharp at this wedding--not for his sake, of course, but for mine. I knew my sister-in-law would be on top of things, that her two boys would turn up lint free, with pants creased. I couldn't let her show me up. Conor had to look good so that I would look good...
...truth is that Kelan didn’t have a clue either. He didn’t know that he was involved in an unnecessary war. I have great respect for men and women who are willing to give their lives for the sake of their fellow citizens—so much that I don’t want them to die. What I cannot respect is the cowardly politicians who lied to and deceived Congress, Parliament and the public. The governments of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and President George W. Bush committed the ultimate atrocity by sending brave...
...Bush. I knew Egypt was at peace with Israel, but I was surprised by the amount of sincerity and energy the Egyptian government devoted to the peace process. The politician genuinely felt it was vital that there be a general peace between Israel and the Arab world, for the sake of both Arabs and Israelis, which was pleasantly surprising to hear straight from an Arab politician’s mouth, in an Arab country...