Word: soaring
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...towers, as he has us hightailing along in the opposite direction. "Red canyon," he shouts, calling for the jeep driver to halt. There isn't a single souvenir stand or roadside restaurant in sight. He points left, and we finally see his objective. Towering red sandstone formations soar before us in the late afternoon sun like a miniature Grand Canyon...
...buying decisions not on whether they think a company's profits will grow in the long term but on what they think the next governmental policy will be. Thus stocks tank every time the CSRC announces plans to let listed state enterprises sell more of their shares, and they soar whenever outraged investors persuade the CSRC to shelve such plans thereby limiting the oversupply of stock...
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...attention to character detail. Example: the movie's protean robot as voiced by Martin Short is the most complex, delirious cartoon sideman since Robin Williams' Genie in Aladdin. Directors Ron Clements and John Musker (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules) take a while to get their vehicle to sail and soar. But when it does, this Planet is a treasure...
...clock continues to tick on Jones’ remaining days at Yale. The more Yale continues to climb the ranks, the more his stock continues to soar. In the meantime, Yale—with all five starters back, plus captain Chris Leanza—figures to contend again for the Ivy title ... Draughan was the most highly touted freshman coming into last season, but it was Gamboa who walked away with the award as the league’s top rookie. Still, Draughan is considered to have the bigger upside and this could be the year he really starts...