Word: sparking
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...rather dry, and a few points seem to rest on rather subjective logic. The Hearts of Men gives a unique and important perspective on the history, implications, and possible remedies to the battle of the century. Not only is it a significant reference work, but it may just spark a valuable rethinking of the battle lines of the war that directly affects...
Raiders will give new momentum to an industry already shifting into fast forward. Some 8 million video cassettes will be sold this year, up 33% from 1982. Paramount has helped spark the surge by slashing videotape prices. In February the company brought out An Officer and a Gentleman at $39.95, far less than the standard $59.95-to-$79.95 price tag for hit movies. The cassette quickly sold 80,000 copies at a time when sales of 25,000 were considered the video equivalent of earning a gold record. Paramount has had several other $39.95 smashes, including Star Trek...
...mother, Rose, 93. Also missing: John Kennedy Jr., 23, who is studying in India. Among those at the site of the eternal flame were Senator Edward Kennedy, 51, Eunice Shriver, 62, and Caroline, 26. Said Senator Kennedy of his brother during the special tribute: "There was a spark in him so special. His thousand days will be remembered for a thousand years and more. We miss you, Jack, and always will...
Wingback Mike Madden caught a 46-yard pass from quarterback Bill Koehler to spark a fourth-quarter touchdown drive that brought the Harvard freshman football team a 14-7 come-from-behind victory yesterday over Yale in New Haven...
...spark for the Pacific surge is the strong recovery of the U.S. economy, which has been expanding at an 8.8% rate over the past six months and generating many new jobs. The Government announced last week that U.S. unemployment dropped from 9.3% to 8.8% in October. With Americans spending freely again, South Korea's exports to the U.S. are up 34% this year, while Taiwan's have increased 20%. But demand in Western Europe and Japan remains weak. Warned Lawrence Krause, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.: "The world needs growth in Europe...