Word: sought
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Following the meeting, Smith sought to clarify that he does not see forming committees as an answer unto itself...
Calling Haiti “the founding nation of modernity that sought to create equality throughout the colonies,” Sylvain said that the media has long overlooked the rich history and culture of Haiti...
...thrust headfirst into it after graduation. Even those who dodge its grasp by retreating into the haven of grad school cannot elude it forever. I discovered this world last year by forcibly inserting myself into it. Yes, I am one of those who voluntarily burst my Harvard bubble and sought what lay beyond: the real world...
...trial centered on accusations that de Villepin used successive cabinet positions to mount a dirty tricks campaign in the mid-2000s aimed at discrediting Sarkozy - then a popular minister who shared de Villepin's ambition to succeed President Jacques Chirac. Sarkozy's lawyers argued that de Villepin sought to exploit a fake list of French notables, including Sarkozy, who allegedly held secret bank accounts containing illegal kickback money. (See pictures of Sarkozy...
...Peter's Square. At first, he believed the gunman had been a member of the left-wing Italian terrorist organization the Red Brigades. (He was in fact a Turkish nationalist named Mehmet Ali Agca, who last week was released from prison.) Also, beyond the self-flagellation, John Paul sought to move closer to God by sleeping on the hard floor of his papal bedroom. The physical suffering he inflicted on himself may in fact help propel him to sainthood faster than anyone before...