Word: sparking
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...abandon the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) treaty in order to continue testing a costly and unreliable national missile defense system. Bush will soon give formal notice to Russia of the United States’ withdrawal from the pact. While we are not concerned that scrapping the agreement will spark another Cold War-style arms race with Russia, a unilateral withdrawal from the ABM treaty is the wrong way for Bush to pursue America’s agenda abroad...
...report’s impending release has already begun to spark debate...
...characteristic kindness and energy showed the spark of God that was inside her,” he said...
...Paris-bound Boeing 747-131 explodes and crashes off Long Island after takeoff from J.F.K. International Airport, killing 230. Investigators believe that an explosion in a fuel tank was ignited by a spark generated by faulty wiring...
This momentum is now in danger. The United States was the first country to offer money for the Global Fund; although its initial pledge of $200 million was appropriately derided as insignificant given the scope of the crisis, it did help spark a round of contributions. More money was expected soon. Now, unless action is taken, it seems unlikely that Congress will even appropriate the $200 million it has already committed. Since Sept. 11. Congressional aides dealing with foreign affairs have been entirely focused on terrorist attacks, the rising tide of letters and phone calls from constituents concerned by AIDS...