Word: creation
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...Senator John McCain of Arizona, along with other Senators, introduced legislation calling for the creation of an independent federal commission to eliminate "unnecessary and inequitable federal subsidies" to private industry. Both Congress and the President would be required to act on the recommendations of the commission--either by accepting them or rejecting them. "Unless Congress is forced to act to eliminate programs, it will not," McCain noted when he introduced the bill. "Perhaps independent commissions are the only fair way to ensure that neither side is given an advantage to protect its...corporate pork...
...into naming their toy the "hottest." Virtually every newspaper and TV station runs some version of this hot-new-toy story, which entices visually and appeals to journalism's need to find what's next. This has happened before (more about Cabbage Patch Kids in a minute), but the creation of the Furby--more important, the invention of a Furby craze--has set a new standard for an absurd game. Unlike even Tickle Me Elmo, the Furby became a must-have item this Christmas before almost any kid had made...
...three contributed to the site's creation, although Kay was the only team member with previous web design experience...
Seton chaired the dining services committeethat brought about the creation of the fly-bylunch program in Loker...
Life is Beautiful is a truly rare and unexpected creation: a comedy about the Holocaust. One of several miracles that writer, director, and actor Roberto Benigni performs in this film is to convince the audience that this is not a contradiction in terms. Benigni believes in his film's title, and it is this optimism which makes the movie's unlikely concept work. This celebration of the imagination in the face of so much reality--not just in the movie's plot but in its whole visual and emotional style--is a brave choice that will make this film...