Word: ardentes
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...come to view Abe as an obstacle. Hisashi Hirano, an official with the Yubari government, couldn't stand Koizumi, but says that at least with him, "we knew where we were headed. With Abe you can't understand what his intentions are." At the same time, Koizumi's most ardent fans-especially the young, unaffiliated voters he lured back into politics-reject Abe as a conservative relic. "His popularity has fallen because he's not perceived as being radical enough," says Robert Feldman, chief Japan economist for Morgan Stanley. Feldman argues that Abe has actually been a much more aggressive...
...Until last night. Having grown up as a Bears fan in pre-Colts Indianapolis - the first NFL game my father ever took me to see was at Soldier Field - I've never been as ardent a fan of Peyton Manning's crew as my younger brother is (or my son, whom I've gladly let my Hoosier relatives turn into a Colts enthusiast). But today I can't help feeling that the balance of urban cachet back home along I-65 has changed to a certain, positive extent. Indianapolis may never be Chicago, but it's certainly no longer...
...Gaza, weary of their humiliations and broken hopes, have risen up to disturb Israel's birthday party, its sometime peace and its dream. For 2,000 years the thought of Zion warmed the minds of the world's scattered Jews. ''Next year in Jerusalem'' -- the prayer ended in an ardent sigh. The trajectory of that yearning was launched endlessly from shtetl and ghetto in the wilderness of the Diaspora. At last, 40 years ago the arc of the desire was completed, the dream implanted in history. Israel, thought David Ben-Gurion, would be a ''light unto the nations...
...both more widely known beyond the Red River, but their journeys to the national stage were very different. While Bush came to embrace his political heritage, Molly veered from her own. Her family was Republican, but she was caught up in the turmoil of the '60s and became an ardent liberal, or "populist" as Texas liberals like to call themselves...
...ardent supporter of President Reagan, but his policy of dealing with Iran has hit even us diehard Reaganites. Perhaps his intentions were in America's best interest, but the result is that he has surrendered more than he has gained. The President has given away the prestige and respect of the greatest nation in the world. Derek Montero Muscat, Oman...