Word: glimmering
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...There was one glimmer, literally, of light amidst all the darkness. The Nunn-Lugar program has dismantled and repurposed so much weapons-grade uranium in the last decade that 50% of the fuel currently consumed by U.S. nuclear power plants is now derived from warheads which once sat atop of Warsaw Pact rockets and missiles. Since about one fifth of all electricity in the U.S. comes from nuclear power plants, Nunn added, "One out of 10 of these light bulbs right here in this room, theoretically, comes from missile material that was aimed at us during the Cold...
...traditional dealings of those who have held Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit since June. Earlier this month, they gave Israel a long list of prisoners they want in exchange for Shalit. The swap hasn't happened, but in light of Johnston's case, there was something reassuring about even the glimmer of a trade...
...Satterfield spoke to reporters in Washington and seemed to be talking primarily to Americans. He said he'd seen one glimmer of good news since the Baghdad security crackdown began: the level of sectarian execution-style killings was "to the lowest level since early spring of last year," he said. "That's a positive thing, but it needs to be sustained...
...Christina Kessler, a highly touted goalie recruit who severly injured her knee this past summer. The two victories helped the Crimson move up a spot in the national rankings to No. 7 in the nation. HARVARD 5, YALE 1 Denise Soesilo’s first-period goal provided a glimmer of hope for Yale on Saturday. Soesilo put the Bulldogs ahead less than seven minutes into the game, but a Crimson score by junior defenseman Caitlin Cahow at the beginning of the second period tied it up at one. “Scoring early in the second period...
...Arkley's case it was a long-term heroin addiction, which finally claimed his life. But his surviving work asks us to leave our final judgment open, which is what distinguishes him from that more cynical chronicler of the everyday, John Brack. Instead, we are left with a glimmer of mirth, irony perhaps, but not least of all affection for what takes place behind the masquerade of suburban life...