Word: sparking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...himself a Renaissance man for this dark age of comedy. He has shown his talent in screenplays, magazine writing and, most convincingly, as a frequent guest on the Tonight show, where his deadpan surrealism is most at home. Henry may need collaborators-a Mike Nichols, a Johnny Carson-to spark his wry, reactive humor. On his own, in First Family, he fails utterly...
They call the raging Iran-Iraq war the most likely such spark, but cite others-including domestic revolt in Saudi Arabia, or the use of the Arab oil weapon again in another war with Isreal-that could slash U.S. energy supplies drastically, creating longer gas lines and higher prices than ever. Such gloomy scenarios may sound improbable, but don't dismiss them: the authors accurately forecast the Iran-Iraq conflict as likely weeks before it began...
...pressure rose again the following day when TASS, the official Soviet news agency, warned that "counterrevolutionary groups" within Solidarity were turning to "open confrontation" with the Polish Communist Party and with factory and office administrators. At the Iskra ball bearing and spark plug factory in Kielce, TASS charged, workers had ousted the management and disarmed security guards. The dispatch, which originated in Warsaw, also said that officials of the pro-party trade unions had been replaced by "persons who openly adhere to antigovernment positions." Both Solidarity and the official Polish press denied the story...
...regarded as a crucial test for Mugabe's government. Tekere, a hot-tempered radical, is the third-ranking member of Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and a popular figure among the 20,000 nationalist guerrillas still under arms. It was feared that his conviction might spark a violent reaction from ZANU militants. On the other hand, his acquittal seemed likely to enrage the country's 190,000 whites, prompting charges of a political fix and accelerating a white exodus that is now running at a rate of more than 1,000 a month. Wary...
Marget Long pumped in eight straight points in the first half to spark Harvard's offense, and was inexplicably benched for the second half. Scannell and Horne continue to play dazzling defense and solid, dependable play-making, and the second-half appearance of newcomer Janet Judge brought fresh vitality to the ailing cager offense. Judge popped in eight points in as many minutes and could become a tremendous scoring asset for the hoopsters...