Word: flaring
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...blend into the aesthetic of the community, an intent it accomplishes just as well as its stand-out predecessors Mather Hall, William James Hall, Canaday Hall, William James Hall and the Science Center. For years these embodiments of beauty and tradition have graced the Cambridge community with the flare of glass, concrete and primary colors. Clearly the University is committed to continuing this high standard of architectural excellence...
...major concerns - avoiding a flare up of Israeli-Palestinian violence in the wake of Ariel Sharon's election, and rallying support for a revised U.S. position on sanctions against Iraq. His message to governments of the region will "Don?t prejudge Sharon. Judge him by his actions rather than by his past." He's going to emphasize that there's a new administration in Israel and in the U.S., and that everyone should proceed with caution and do what they can to keep the level of violence down...
...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...