Word: rapport
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...Despite the star power of the show, U2's impassioned performance at Wembley Stadium was generally accepted by press and audience members alike as the highlight of the show. Bono was able to overcome the daunting size of the venue to create a true rapport with the audience, even jumping through two photography pits to stand in the crowd. Some critics believe it was this performance that truly made U2 a world phenomenon...
...Mavericks next season depends on a host of factors: whether the NBA will take back a player who has missed training camp and the early part of the season, the success of Beijing's 2008 Olympic bid and even, in this era of frosty Sino-U.S. relations, rapport between Jiang Zemin and George W. Bush. Certainly, Dallas denizens are hopeful. "Tonight was a dream come true," said Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, after Wang's historic appearance. "There were so many things that could have gone wrong, and everything went right...
...knows when the informal bond that arises will pay off. Spacey may have a "vanity project" (the industry term for a quirky idea driven by a star's passion or ego) turned down by other studios. Attending parties and schmoozing with Miramax honcho Harvey Weinstein lays in place a rapport that might one day be turned to advantage. For Miramax the transaction is equally simple. Spacey and others like him attract the hip-erati. Put another way, Spacey is a chic magnet...
...aftermath, he wrote: "Standards sank in various departments...The loss in rapport and fellow feeling, as well as in academic standards, was not soon to be made...
...Tufts Police Department Captain] John King thanked us for being particularly respectful of the police force," said Daniel J. Barry, a student inside Bendetson. "We developed a pretty good rapport with the police...