Word: furthering
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It makes no sense to eliminate legalized sports gambling in Nevada because the amount wagered is dwarfed by illegal gaming in the other 49 states. Indeed, goes the argument, without a legal way to bet on college games, gamblers would wager illegally and contribute further to the growth in illegal...
Here at the beginning of the century, we have the two top Democratic candidates and the Republican presidential contender touting their religiosity [CAMPAIGN 2000, Aug. 21]. More worrisome, however, is the further contention that religion deserves a greater, rather than lesser, role in the body politic. Does this signal a...
Though AL GORE's campaign is crackling along in the general population, there are problems in some surprising places. In an internal poll of African Americans conducted by the campaign, only 45% of respondents said they were definitely going to vote. "You want to be up around 60%, 65% certain...
The company's expansion is at least partly driven by mounting international pressure to stop the trade in "blood diamonds"--stones unearthed in African killing fields that have helped fund conflicts in Angola, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo. De Beers was rocked by disclosures that in 1992...
Fortunately for the English, a dearth of new talent just means a greater opportunity to do more Shakespeare. And despite the slight air of defeat in the idea of facing the new millennium with a string of 400 year old plays, it's hard to complain when there are so...