Word: sakes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...qualifiers? We don't need diversity for diversity's sake...
Should I for the sake of promoting "freedom of political expression" be forced to rent my property to a White Knight of the Ku Klux Klan, so long as it appears that he would be a good tenant? Should Cohen be forced to hire a card-carrying member of the American Nazi Party if he is qualified...
...issue is the balance between two very different types of research: basic and applied. Basic scientists pursue knowledge for its own sake. They may study the sex lives of bacteria growing in Petri dishes or use giant accelerators to smash protons together to see what kinds of subatomic debris come out. Applied scientists, in contrast, have a social goal in mind. They take the knowledge gained from basic science and try to apply it to solving a problem or creating a new technology. They may use their understanding of light waves to construct an optical computer or test a drug...
...this light, it seems hard to justify opposition to a law that would protect kids--just for the sake of convenience of bikers who don't want to go a halfminute and a quarter-mile out of their...
...telling that Hillary seems to have mastered the lessons of accommodation just as meticulously as any law school text. As the campaign unfolded, she was able to lower her public profile even as her private influence grew. She did not wield power for its own sake, but rather intervened as needed, fixing speeches, poking holes in arguments, warning the Governor of his foes and rewarding his friends. She was the candidate's most pointed critic, arguing that he was too passive in the first debate in New Hampshire (he has never been so laid back again), and his most trusted...