Word: sparking
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...Early next week the new commerce secretary was to face the politically charged decision whether or not to adjust, by so-called statistical sampling, the 2000 census report to include millions of people left uncounted by the recent population tally. The issue of statistical sampling continues to spark heated political debate; advocates of the practice, mainly Democrats, say adjustments are the only way to redress what they say is the disenfranchisement of an estimated 3.4 million Americans, primarily minorities and poor people living in urban areas, who went uncounted in the last census. The plan's Republican opponents counter that...
...that point, NYU middle hitter Mitch Kallick single-handedly won the game for the Violets, recording four straight kills to spark a 7-2 NYU run that sealed the game...
Bartley says his creative burger names and descriptions often spark casual conversation with customers...
...news certainly didn't spark a rally Wednesday on Wall Street...
...overtime magic that led the Crimson to its first national championship and a 33-game winning streak in 1999 has been absent for a while now. Last night's thriller may just be the spark Harvard needs to bring those memories back into reality...