Word: sparking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard came out at the start of the game showing very little intensity. Roby, sensing this, took out all of his starters within the first five minutes, looking for a spark from his bench...
...that spark from junior Bill Mohler, who battled underneath the basket for six points within a three-minute span. By the time Mohler was replaced by David Lang with 7:53 left in the half, the Crimson had built up a 19-13 lead...
...stretched-out payment schedule for about half the country's $98 billion debt. The creditors fear that other major debtors, like Brazil and Argentina, will demand similar concessions. Camdessus' main challenge is to continue the delicate process of helping Third World debtors reduce their obligations, while avoiding the spark that could ignite a destructive chain reaction of defaults...
Andrew Sullivan must, of course, be somewhat less subtle with his giggling, philandering Mozart. In delightfully gaudy tailcoats, he plays the naughty, fidgety musical genius with a great spark of liveliness. His best moments are those showing the childlike glee of Mozart the composer, along with an endearing (and indeed pathetic) obliviousness to the envy and vengeance he arouses in Salieri. And, except for one awkward entrance, Sullivan modulates Mozart's downfall with fine control...
...stimulate growth through increased allocations for public works and housing subsidies. In late October the central Bank of Japan cut its discount rate, the interest charged on loans to commercial banks, from 3.5% to 3%. It was the fourth cut this year. Officials are now studying tax reforms to spark consumer spending. Says James Vestal, senior economist with Britain's Baring Securities: "The government will facilitate change, and it will be a rocky road...