Word: ardent
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...part of one party would never produce 270 electoral votes, so Rove had prepared a series of slides, each with a great big goal in tall letters: BROADEN, PERSUADE, GROW. These were designed to show how Bush could assemble a winning majority by inspiring his party's most ardent supporters while also drawing in more typically Democratic voters, like Hispanics, Catholics and suburban moderates, among others...
...much more lively, almost frantic—but it is similar to Altenburg’s in that it seems as though she barely puts forth any effort at all. Lauren E. Chin ’08 ends the piece as Allegro Apassionato; this part is wistful and ardent, and Chin plays it with admirable minimalism...
...concern that the renovation might be blandly understated has fallen away. Nicolai Ouroussoff of the New York Times declared the redesign "one of the most exquisite works of architecture to rise in this city in at least a generation." Robert Ivy, editor in chief of Architectural Record and an ardent fan of Taniguchi's work in Japan, says the redesign proves "there's very much a place for buildings that are refined, that fit within their place, that offer quietness and repose, finesse and delight. This building will engage another generation of museumgoers, but it is not meant to shout...
...help free the slaves. The "old man" encouraged young men of his congregation into the Civil War and, in service to the abolitionist cause, abetted John Brown and quite possibly committed murder. His son, the narrator's father, also fought in the war, and subsequently became an ardent pacifist...
...Othello’s Desdemona by her employer, London’s “leading lady” Ned Kynston (Billy Crudup). She mouths his lines with practised passion, for despite a ban on female actresses in public theater, Maria—surprise, surprise—harbors ardent aspirations for thespian glory of her own. The filmmakers missed a golden opportunity to exploit the subtle human side of a fascinating historical moment, creating an unconvincing hodgepodge of hackneyed aphorisms...