(n.) Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health.
Example Sentences:
(1) This is no doubt a captain’s pick by Malcolm Turnbull and we hope for the sake of the relationship that it has been a good pick.” The planned appointment of Hockey to the Washington role has been one of the worst-kept secrets in Australian politics .
(2) "With hindsight," he writes, "it was a trumped-up excuse for radical activism for its own sake."
(3) This creativity frequently emerges from an aesthetic, poetic sense of freedom derived from work, an uninhibited playful activity of exploring a medium for its own sake.
(4) As she states in her editor’s forward to the first issue, Toor decided to publish a bilingual journal because she intended the magazine to be read by “high school and University students of Spanish … as well as to those who are interested in folklore and the Indian for their own sakes.” She adds: “Moreover, much beauty is lost in translating.” Toor presents herself as a competent cultural translator, should there be any doubt on the part of her readership.
(5) An immensely cerebral man, who trained himself to need only six hours of sleep - believing that a woman should have seven and only a fool eight - Mishcon was not a man given to small talk, nor one who would tolerate prattle for the sake of it.
(6) He didn't go to university, but says he discovered the joy of learning for learning's sake when he was tutored on the Harry Potter sets.
(7) I adored Chez Elles in Brick Lane's Banglatown; and Otto's , on Gray's Inn Road, looks set to be the capital's next insider secret, with a menu that doesn't appear to have met the 21st century: it does canard à la presse, for goodness sake.
(8) Louisa Bojesen (@louisabojesen) Are European govts unable to put aside their national interests for the sake of commercial business?
(9) "He must go for the sake of Libya," is a view expressed in whispers.
(10) Symptomatic treatment is essential, both of the sake of patients and those who attend them.
(11) But there would be a straightforward way to end this suffering for the sake of a few pounds a week: reform council tax.
(12) In most cases, the operation is performed for combined indications and, quite frequently, for the sake of the fetus.
(13) It is also important for the sake of the people you work with to treat them with respect and bring an element of humour and consideration into your work.
(14) But as Conservatives we don't believe in opposition for opposition's sake.
(15) The distillery sold more than one million cases of Glenfiddich, but Trump continued: "Glenfiddich should be ashamed of themselves for granting this award to Forbes, just for the sake of publicity.
(16) But because it included such spectacular but uncommon offences as homicide, rape and knife crime, some statistic could always be made to "soar" for the sake of a headline.
(17) Change is in the wind, and our tort system will be blown away on the winds of change for change's sake unless we participate in correcting deficiencies in the tort system and civil jury trial process."
(18) On an individual level, the two-thirds of people who are overweight need to be encouraged by GPs to try to lose weight for the sake of their health, Jebb said.
(19) The internal fistula need not be a seriuos complication of Crohn's disease and should not serve as an indication for surgical correction for its own sake.
(20) It must be restored for the sake of all, but most especially for the sake of those living in the affected communities,” Trump said.
Saker
Definition:
(n.) A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner.
(n.) The peregrine falcon.
(n.) A small piece of artillery.
Example Sentences:
(1) Photograph: Richard Saker In the meantime it is being left to dedicated people such as Carmel McConnell and Magic Breakfast, to big brands, to teaching assistants and staff across the country who are prepared to get up early enough to make sure that all of Britain's children have had enough to eat in the morning to prepare them for school.
(2) We have evaluated three quantitative colorimetric methods [bromthymol blue (BTB), Haskins, and Saker-Salomons (S-S)] for measurement of concentrations of chloroquine (CQ) in urine.
(3) Photograph: Richard Saker Among the design cognoscenti of the period, Braun products were the creme de la creme, the must-have objects.
(4) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer Corbyn ally Emily Thornberry rejoins the shadow cabinet, replacing the pro-Trident shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle, who now moves to become shadow culture secretary.
(5) KB Jason Williamson: ‘It did my head in having to travel an hour for a pint with a friend’ Musician, Sleaford Mods , Nottingham Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jason Williamson (right) of Sleaford Mods: ‘Now that I don’t live there I much prefer it.’ Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer I’ve always viewed London as kind of unobtainable.
(6) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer The limitations imposed by our financial strictures made themselves felt in every arena, from the poxy rates we paid our poor freelancers to the indignities of accessing our office through an “Editors’ Hallway” featuring portraits of the supremos of our landlords, the Daily Mail.
(7) Photograph: Richard Saker McConnell, who describes herself as a veteran of social protest movements of the 80s – Greenham Common and the miners' strike – decided something more serious had to be done.
(8) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Guardian Lives with her partner, a factory worker, and has grown-up children.
(9) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer “From the conversations we have had with other community groups trying to save their pubs this [problem with ACVs] is not unique.
(10) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer ‘Labour has just decisively lost an election trying to copy the Conservatives’ He’s the only one who actually talks about child poverty, homelessness, unaffordable housing, progressive taxation, privatisation, and other core issues in a way which resonates with my beliefs.
(11) Photograph: Richard Saker In 2011, Boyega won a British independent film award for most promising newcomer for his turn as Moses in Joe Cornish's well-received sci-fi romp Attack the Block.
(12) Photograph: Richard Saker Making a garden for Nelson Mandela will remain one of my proudest boasts.
(13) Photograph: Richard Saker It's a similar story over at Keyworth primary in Kennington, south London, another outstanding school in an area of high deprivation , which also gets support from Magic Breakfast.
(14) Photograph: Richard Saker Best known for Attack the Block , the 2011 film in which a teenage gang defends their south London block from aliens, Boyega is a 22-year-old actor and presumably a lead in the new Star Wars film.
(15) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer Joy and Tony Watson in Eccles are also catalysts in their own community.
(16) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer One of my personal commitments from the start was to make a home visit to every secondary pupil (our primary head did the same for the primary pupils).
(17) Photograph: Richard Saker The breakfast club at Kingsmead is run with the support of the charity Magic Breakfast , which is involved with around 200 schools' clubs around Britain, and helps supply bagels, cereals and juices as well as technical support.
(18) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer “We’re always thinking up new ways to get a response out of people,” Watt says, sitting in the BrewDog bar in London’s Camden.
(19) The post-Corbyn manoeuvring has already begun Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dan Jarvis: ‘Labour’s Bear Grylls’ Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer “Jeremy has a huge mandate, which we should respect.” This, or a version thereof, is the refrain of dissidents in Brighton, the formula adopted by those who are not aligned with Corbyn but are holding fire – for now, at least.
(20) Saker Nusseibeh, chief executive of Hermes Investment Management, said: “There is no fundamental reason for the market to be in this state … We think it’s because the market is dominated by people who do not invest on fundamental factors.” What's holding back the world economy?