Word: vaines
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...11th hour. If so, he will disappoint a lot of Democrats, who think his four-star-general power is just what the party needs to bolster its credibility on national security. In any event, the whole will-he-or-won't-he exercise probably hasn't been in vain; if Clark doesn't run, he is certain to be short-listed as a vice-presidential candidate. Clark seems to be laying the groundwork for that role too. At N.Y.U., he was careful to note that he has "tremendous respect for all the candidates." --By Karen Tumulty and Mitch Frank
...ruin them. It's not just the poor who do it, she says: "Glamour is a more sophisticated drug than money." Parents are bringing their hopefuls to her from all over Russia. "But they're taking horrible risks," she sighs. "And what if all their effort proves in vain?" At the same time, "tennis parents" remain the only way kids can get discovered. Russian tennis cannot afford scouts to comb the country for talent. Children might catch the eye of a tennis boss as they move upward from local to regional and national tournaments in the RTT. But unless parents...
...Amount paid by Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Sports, at a charity auction to learn the subject of Carly Simon's 1972 hit song You're So Vain. (He promised not to make the name public...
...should know. I was on the Drafting Committee of the Basic Law in the late 1980s and fought?in vain?the introduction of potentially Draconian clauses, including Article 23. While the Basic Law was still being drawn up, the Tiananmen massacre took place. It was a time when Beijing's leaders were not even sure about their own future. They were fearful that Hong Kong?where more than a million people took to the streets in the runup to the June 4, 1989, killings?would become a center for subversion. So in the second draft of the Basic Law, they...
...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 a hero's death is never in vain. "This is a dramatic movie, not a documentary," Bruckheimer says. "Veronica made a huge difference in Ireland and changed the laws. Unfortunately, she had to die first, but hopefully the country's better for it." The film does highlight the government's response to Guerin's murder: a zero-tolerance policy...