Word: sparking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Everyone talked about the Pattullo question: everyone, it seemed, had Lavender Portfolio somewhere. Such forceful demonstrations that homosexuality is more than a political issue are no doubt valuable as pure education, but this spring, they seemed to spark as much regression as progress. More disturbingly, such episodes make clearer than ever the depth of the trouble gays will inevitably have in fighting towards acceptance in society; what works for women or Blacks may contain unexpected pitfalls for gays. If a year of waging the battle for gay rights on an emotional front accomplishes more than temporary stalemate, it will...
...this year the spark just doesn't seem to be there. The pitching--once without question the best in the league--has been horrific, as the team ERA is near 5.00. But more ominous, a failure to execute fundamentals has killed the Birds, cancelling out slugger Eddie Murray's MVP year thus...
Corrosive salts spark an international controversy
Harvard meanwhile looked to midfielder Meagher for its offensive spark, and he responded with three goals to tie the game midway in the second quarter...
...eighth-grade civics class at St. Peter's School in Geneva, Ill., was no exception. Sitting on the edge of the teacher's desk, next to the world globe, Ronald Reagan patiently explained that interest rates are still steep because the financial markets expect Government policies to spark a renewal of rapid inflation. "We're trying to convince them that isn't so," said the President. "And I think pretty soon, when we announce a bipartisan agreement on what we're going to do with regard to spending and taxes, then maybe the markets will...