Word: ironically
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...these films you will find sensational exploits that are echoed in Crouching Tiger. The vision of a lady thief flying over rooftops is a highlight of Yuen's 1994 Fire Dragon. And the up-a-tree skirmish? Catch the three warriors perched on flaming poles in the 1993 Iron Monkey. This time it's two good guys (Yen and Yu Rong-guang) against one preternatural baddie (Yam Sai-goon). The heroes try to keep their equilibrium while dodging flame darts from Yam; they use burning sticks as swords; they balance one pole on another, like a teeter-totter, and swivel...
...economy was booming (even though residents were wary about trusting their good fortune). Paint Street, once a wasteland of decaying brick buildings, was dotted with antique shops and boutiques. Real estate prices were soaring. Shoppers scooped up 12,000 BTU air conditioners and top-of-the-line wrought-iron patio furniture...
...Technology in Zurich, faced even more formidable challenges. The golden rice that he and his colleagues developed is a product of genetic engineering, what opponents call Frankenfood. As such, it was entangled in a web of hopes and fears and political baggage, not to mention a fistful of iron-clad patents...
...this undemocratic situation. Many of the representatives who voted to keep Finneran in power are not necessarily close ideological or political allies of the speaker. Instead, they find it politically convenient to allow Finneran to take the heat for them on contentious issues. They allow him to keep his iron grip on power because he is unafraid to help them avoid competition...
...problem has bothered Soros for more than 40 years, tickled at him in his waking dreams in the way you might wonder if you have left an iron on at home. In 1963 it bothered him so much that he walked away from investing and spent three years just thinking about it. The problem is not what you think. The problem is not how to make money. That's easy, he says. You do that by spotting mistakes...