Word: glimmered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...team that didn't have the slightest glimmer of an offensive opportunity in the first 50 minutes of play suddenly broke away from the Harvard defense in a 3-on-1 breakaway...
...land," writes Irish novelist Edna O'Brien, "and brother no longer gasped at the bloodshed of brother." For the past 25 years, since the "troubles" began in the North, sectarian killings bore bloody testimony to the truth of that verdict. Now, following months of secret negotiations, there appears a glimmer of hope that peace...
...glimmer of hope that peace may be around the corner...
...stories of those in Lake Providence reminds him of the buoyancy of the human spirit. "What's amazing to me is the extent to which people can remain cheerful," White says. "If it were not for the black church, their morale probably would have already collapsed." Lake Providence's glimmer of hope is its prospect of becoming a federal "empowerment zone." If it does, White plans to continue visiting the town to see the results. Though it will take years to turn things around, White has seen how government intervention can improve the lives of the poor. "Were...
Many other Arab states in North Africa and the Persian Gulf are showing interest in better relations with Israel, especially economic ties. The ; alluring outline of something like a common market is beginning to glimmer over the sands of the Middle East. Peace between Israel and most of its Arab neighbors now seems inevitable. But to be truly stable, the process must include Syria, the hostile power to Israel's north and the de facto ruler of Lebanon. The crucial next decision is up to Syrian President Hafez Assad, who sits brooding in Damascus as the self-proclaimed embodiment...