Word: dormant
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...many hours a day was a depressing occupation for me, his victim. I turned instead to the Tang dynasty poetry I had learned as a schoolgirl. It really amazed me that I was able to dig out from the deep recesses of my brain verses that had lain dormant for decades. Whenever I managed to piece together a whole poem, I felt a sense of happy accomplishment. My persistent efforts to maintain sanity had a measure of success. But there were still moments when I was so burdened with hunger and misery that I was tempted...
...biblical times,'' says Wiesel. ''Think of all that has been accomplished in 40 years.'' A national home for every Jew in the world, an ingathering from more than 100 countries -- although, of course, 9.3 million of the world's Jews remain in the Diaspora. The resurrection of a dormant language, Hebrew, for everyday use, a constantly renewed and invented tongue that has helped compose a functioning society, and democracy, out of the disparate characters and cultures that have come to the Promised Land from Poland, Morocco, Ethiopia, Mexico, everywhere. The earlier Zionist settlers had paved the way over several generations...
...thing is certain: the British government is serious about putting London's financial house in order. The usually dormant trade department has announced no fewer than three major investigations in the past month. Last week it issued a new summons against Geoffrey Collier, one of London's leading securities brokers, for allegedly using privileged knowledge of an impending takeover for his personal profit. Said Corporate and Consumer Affairs Minister Michael Howard: "No one can be in any doubt that we regard insider dealing as a thoroughly pernicious practice ... that we are determined to do all in our power to root...
...long-dormant Harvard Knights of Columbus will hold their first induction ceremony in recent memory tonight, and 50 male students are expected to attend, according to Grand Knight Michael V. Brewer...
...Senior midfielder Jeffrey Chivers, appropriately dubbed “Super Senior” by Altchek, provided a spark for Harvard’s dormant offense late in the second half by providing two assists to effectively put the game on ice. Altchek delivered the safety goal for the Crimson in the 73rd minute through Chivers’ first assist. Chivers continued his dominating play on the wing, feeding Fucito in the 81st minute for the game-clinching goal...