Word: soaring
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...ambition often comes at the expense of warmth; the average Radiohead record is about as sweet as barbed wire. When live, however, the band opens up. The bells, whistles and scratches that dominated Kid A and Amnesiac are still there, but Thom Yorke's tenor is allowed to soar above rather than fight through them, revealing melodies in unexpected places. This set also includes the lovely True Love Waits, with its aching, Sarah McLachlan-esque chorus, "Just don't leave." What's next? A cuddly Rumsfeld...
...years of China's joining the WTO, though, the companies will be allowed to own 49% of the country's operators. Corporations like Xerox will be allowed to sell and service their own copying machines, instead of having to work through Chinese agents. Automakers expect sales in China to soar after tariffs that now double the price of a car fall to only 25%. That increase will probably kill off most of China's 136 automakers or force them to consolidate into a few regional companies...
Approval ratings stem directly from the media’s positive or negative coverage of the president. During times of crisis, ratings soar because both the media and the president’s political opponents temporarily stop attacking him. The present situation is no exception. Prominent Democrats are making a big deal out of supporting the president in whatever action he takes. In recent speeches, even former vice president and bitter rival Al Gore ’69 has expressed support for Bush...
...future, companies will probably have to pay extra to be covered for an act of terrorism. It hasn't all been bad for the industry, however. With millions of individuals and businesses now worried about new risks, sales of life and business-interruption insurance are expected to soar...
...padded roller bars into the buggy. "Build up your speed slowly, then accelerate up the dune, taking your foot off the gas at the top, then accelerate back down the dune." He gives me a thumbs-up, and backs away. Until today, sitting in the desert heat, feeling the soar and stutter of engine revs rattle through my spine, I wasn't aware of a yearning to bash dunes. But as I stamp the accelerator, slew and slide up a sand hill and fly over the ridge, trailing a cloud of sand to a crunching back-front touchdown...