Word: sparking
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...Fascinated, I stuck around for songs by Bob Dylan and Alicia Keys, and with each song, grew more and more excited, my mind reeling. This is it, I thought to myself. I'm finally hip! What could possibly have happened to me, I mused, to spark such a sea change? Did I win some cosmic lottery of cool? Have I been particularly good since last year's Grammys...
...Mass. Hall last spring, Harvard’s liberal spirit has been noticeably splintered. While there has been a clamor of voices supporting a living wage, other liberal causes have languished on the sidelines. A broad, umbrella group to coordinate and reinforce existing liberal campus groups could be the spark they need to emerge from PSLM’s shadow...
...also likely that import restraints would spark a wider trade war. U.S. imports of key steel products, such as hot-rolled sheet, actually declined from the end of 1998 through 2001, and under World Trade Organization rules, America's trading partners may be authorized to retaliate immediately if the U.S. imposes hefty tariffs or quotas. In a speech in London in December, Pascal Lamy, the European Union's chief trade negotiator, vowed that the E.U. would lodge a WTO complaint if the U.S. blocked steel imports...
...steelmakers could well be globally competitive. But a bailout for their legacy costs and years of poor planning, coupled with trade protection, would set a bad precedent, critics charge. While many countries subsidize their steelmakers, the trend in recent years is for trade barriers to fall. Should the U.S. spark a steel war, that trend could be at risk...
...match was not devoid of promising play. After dropping the first game 30-23, the Crimson fought back. Freshman outside hitter Abe Marouf helped spark the team by putting down 7 of his 17 kills in the second game. Timely kills by captain Justin Denham also helped lift Harvard to a 30-28 victory...