Word: aiming
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...resolution stated that the task force, led by Orr, should attempt to start discussion of sexual orientation during the freshman week program and should aim to ensure that acts of homophobic harassment are followed up with serious disciplinary action by the college whenever possible...
...After all, our main aim is to get people out of homelessness - they need long term help, and the two week period means we have a better chance to connect them to resources that can help them re-establish themselves in the community," Mazzarelli says...
Janitors are now beginning contract negotiations with the University and aim to secure a living wage of at least $10 per hour. Boston University, which has an endowment less than one-twentieth the size of Harvard's, already pays its janitors over $10 per hour. The city of Cambridge passed a living wage ordinance in May, establishing $10 per hour as the minimum wage for all city workers. Harvard will fight the janitors' reasonable demand, and fight hard...
Another impetus is the ticking of the American political clock. U.S. officials say Assad believes President Clinton can help him get Syria's best deal with Israel. He knows, they add, that otherwise Syria will have to wait for a new U.S. President. Assad's aim is to enhance Syria's long-term stability by achieving a "cold peace" with Israel. His hope is to go down in history both as a peacemaker and as the Arab struggler who remained steadfast long after the Sadats, the Husseins and the Arafats did separate deals behind his back. He can portray...
While the world might take some comfort in attributing Kaczynski's deeds to illness rather than ill will, he is actively opposed to lending such comfort. He has written a book, Truth Versus Lies (to be published by Context Books in New York City), its chief aim is to assert his sanity. The book does not address the Unabomber crimes (nor does Kaczynski in person, for he is seeking a retrial and doesn't wish to damage his slim chances), but it is the most thorough accounting of his life to date...