Word: blossoming
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...other. Trust will grow only if each successive step leads to a measurably better life -- primarily for Palestinians but also for Israelis. If it does not, Hamas and other extremists will thrive on the poverty and despair. Some Israelis euphorically predict that peace will almost automatically make their economy blossom. "I see a good chance of Israel becoming the Singapore of the Middle East, a place where multinational companies will set up their technological and marketing headquarters for the region," says Gillerman. So far, these companies have not come in large numbers because almost all Arab countries boycott products from...
...product tampering, while shocking, usually have clear motives, according to forensic experts. Perpetrators are typically driven by profit, publicity and, in the case of disgruntled workers, revenge. The classic tamperer is an angry, antisocial person who "gets a real sense of power from devising a plan and seeing it blossom in the media," says psychologist N.G. Berrill of the New York Forensic Mental Health Group...
...niggers,' that sort of thing." This danger can be greater than the one posed by TV and the other media because children learn so much by simple imitation of the adults they are closest to. Once implanted in a toddler's mind, teachers and psychologists say, such misconceptions can blossom into a full-blown racial identity crisis during adolescence, affecting everything from performance in the classroom to a youngster's susceptibility to crime and drug abuse. But they can be neutralized if parents react properly...
Today's home shopping networks could blossom into video malls stocked with & the latest from Victoria's Secret, Toys "R" Us and the Gap. Armchair shoppers could browse with their remote controls, see video displays of the products that interest them, and charge these items on their credit cards with the press of a button - a convenience that will empower some folks and surely bankrupt others...
Everyone got a good-natured kick out of that episode, but when it comes to this year's outlook, the tone of conversation turns serious. What seems on paper to be a rebuilding year may yet blossom into an Ivy League championship -- or even a long-sought-after NCAA berth...