Word: sparking
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...author resists any analysis of his writing, but he does not dispute that both of his novels end with a spark of hope. Yacoubian concludes with the hopefulness of Busayna's marriage - albeit to the dubious Zaki Bey. And Chicago ends with a similarly unexpected union. Perhaps this is Al Aswany's way of suggesting that Egypt, too, broken down as it may be, will continue its quest for renewal...
...point of the fall season, punishing opposing squads in lopsided victories. “I think they had an off day today,” Brand said. “Today they just seemed low energy, all three of them, they didn’t seem to have that spark. Today just wasn’t their day.” In the saber, senior Alexa Weingarden outfenced the pack, going 9-0 and finishing tied for first with Columbia saberist Emily Jacobson, who fenced for the US Olympic team in the senior circuit. Next weekend Harvard faces the toughest...
...said. “And it was impressive that he wasn’t forcing shots in the second half.”Indeed, Koncz had a quiet latter frame, scoring just three points—but converting an important three-pointer that put Princeton ahead, 56-50, to spark a 15-4 game-ending run.Rather, it was Gunn who took over for the Tigers, repeatedly breaking away from his defenders—most often sophomore guard Jeremy Lin—for long jumpers. After starting the game but going just 0-of-2 from the field in 14 minutes...
...year and 937 U.S. fatalities later, the surge is a fragile and limited success, an operation that has helped stabilize the capital and its surroundings but has yet to spark the political gains that could set the stage for a larger American withdrawal. As a result of improving security in Iraq, the war no longer is the most pressing issue in the presidential campaign, having been supplanted by the faltering U.S. economy. Voters still oppose the war by nearly 2 to 1, but Democrats sense the issue could be less galvanizing as troops begin to return home. Republicans who supported...
...Jill Gerber, a spokeswoman for Grassley, said that the Iowa Republican hopes the questionnaires will spark a “national discussion” about the affordability of higher education, but she added that the senators have yet to plan a hearing on the issue and have not endorsed a specific course of action...