Word: sakes
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...Harvard, surmised that his sister felt “implicit pressure” from the three family members; she was recently admitted to the Class of 2004. Carmichael’s parents were probably frustrated, he explains, that his sister might apply to a different college solely for the sake of rebellion. “I believe it got a little tight a couple of times,” he admits. Pat McKenna ’01 observed similar tension in his younger brother: “Of course he felt pressure, but not from me. Most of the pressure...
...right. In the struggle against history's most profound environmental challenges, America must lead. For the sake of our children, and our planet...
...wait for SWAT--are gone. Now cops are trained that when they hear shooting, they should go in immediately, guns drawn, and stop the violence. "We had to make a change," says SWAT trainer Randy Watt. "Fifteen years ago, you didn't see people going in just for the sake of creating mayhem and planning their own demise...
...like draconian measures like attendance-taking and maximum allowable absences, as I still harbor the no-doubt antiquated view that college students, at least in the humanities and soft social sciences, should be interested in the life of the mind for its own sake," Hankins says...
...Microsoft's methods of seduction continue at a jaw-dropping pace; the company has shelled out nearly $750,000 to the political parties, and the New York Times reports that Reed's company offered lobbyists $300 for each pro-Microsoft letter they wrangled out of their constituents. For the sake of excitement, it's too bad the primaries are over: Gates' maneuvers are probably causing John McCain serious gastrointestinal distress - underscoring the awesome power of corporate wealth over the political process...