Word: bursts
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...eyes of many Muscovites, Yeltsin seemed to be engaged less in controlling crime than in preparing the ground for his campaign for the 1996 presidential elections. Given the fact that little had been done until now to put teeth in a federal crime-busting program, Yeltsin's sudden burst of energy struck many as an attempt to bolster the President's image...
Traveling through the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher spoke of a "new burst of energy'' in the flagging peace process. Israel and the Palestinians established a July 1 deadline for reaching agreement on extending Palestinian self-rule, now limited to the Gaza Strip and Jericho, to the rest of the West Bank. There were strong hints that Israel and Syria would resume talks in Washington. And with Christopher at his side, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak slightly softened Cairo's refusal to vote for an extension of the 25-year-old Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty unless Israel joins...
...great cloud rose up and covered the land, and the LORD saw that it was cumulo-nimbus. 2 All of the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened. 3 And the people heard the mighty call of the LORD, and carried their umbrellas as the LORD had commanded. 4 It rained upon the Earth for forty days and forty nights, and the people grew weary and cried to the LORD. 5 And the great prophet, whose name was Willard Scott, son of Bryant, spoke to the people. 6 And Willard the Prophet...
...race was a typical championship race--starting off slowly and finishing in a burst...
...nominee, but he's got the timing right. The schedule of primaries and caucuses has never been so compressed. In just 44 days between Iowa's 1996 caucus on Feb. 12 and California's primary on March 26, about 70% of the Republican delegates will be chosen. During that burst of contests, everything will happen so fast that candidates will have little time for mid-course corrections. Like it or not, that means the real primary season is starting right...