Word: flare
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...prevent that may be to move more forcefully against the Albanian separatists who'd fought alongside the West last time around, which could provoke a dangerous showdown between NATO and the former KLA throughout Kosovo. Even if NATO and Belgrade find a way of resolving the latest flare-up, the intractable conflict of which it is a symptom persists. The more things change in the Balkans, perhaps, the more they stay the same...
...Mauna Kea offers an unsurpassed view of the heavens--and that's why, despite the harsh conditions, astronomers can't wait to visit. Stargazers come here from around the world to answer some of the deepest mysteries of the cosmos: When in the depths of time did galaxies first flare into existence, and what made it happen? What is the elusive dark matter whose mass dominates the universe? How many stars have planets--and do those alien worlds harbor intelligent life...
...interventionism. But the messiness of the global scene requires active, consistent American leadership--which is impossible if the U.S. insists simply on staying at home. In that sense, Gore's assertive policy appears more appropriate in the current environment, in which U.S. security faces no grave challenges, but regional flare-ups can still become destabilizing conflagrations. It's not surprising that Bush has struggled to remain consistent. He says stability in "our own hemisphere" would be among his four top foreign policy priorities, yet he faults the Administration for stepping into Haiti; he argues that purely humanitarian missions...
About 10 interested composers received some sample lyrics from the show, a1950s Cold War satire with a supernatural flare, and worked to set the verses and choruses to music...
...Students "with a flare for math" flock to computer science, says Hutchinson, to hone their skills for lucrative careers in the field...