Word: signal
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...that have evolved without fire," says Nels Johnson of Washington's World Resources Institute. "There is no historical precedent for the fires in the cloud forests of the Lacondon region of Mexico." Fire storms in the rain forests--the very idea defies common sense--have become an unmistakable distress signal from the developing world...
...global bonfire of 1998 is a warning, an unsubtle hint that humanity will have to change its ways or watch its forests disappear. It is a smoke signal we cannot afford to ignore...
...boyishness on the plane was a signal that he did not fear Utah, even if the Jazz were well rested, were playing at home at an altitude of some 4,500 feet and were on a roll after inhaling the seemingly mighty Lakers. In truth, they were not that much younger, and what he saw was the matchups: their significantly smaller guards going against him, Pippen, Ron Harper and even Toni Kukoc. He clearly liked these matchups, much more than he had liked what Bird was able to throw at him. He remained upbeat even after the Bulls lost Game...
...Washington cunning and its rules of discretion. It was probably no accident that when the two men were introduced to the press, with Lewinsky beaming confidently behind them, Stein was wearing a necktie in place of his trademark bow. Ginsburg favored bow ties too. The new guys want to signal a new approach. Stein is bookish and quiet, an intellectual who files intricately thought-out but simply expressed motions. Cacheris is a backslapper who gets along well with prosecutors. Don't expect them to operate as Lewinsky's Libido Liberation Front. What both men are famous for, in their different...
While unable to actively direct the national agenda, Robinson used the prestige of her office to "signal issues of importance" with her presence, Walsh says...