Word: sparking
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...China have a history of springing from rural discontent. The Communist Party rose to power on the strength of its pledge to protect the rights of farmers who joined its fight to overthrow the landlord class. The current crop of Communist leaders is aware that rural unrest could spark political mayhem, especially when cell phones and the Internet can connect citizens with the click of a button. In some cases, such as in Panlong, local officials have resorted to violence to suppress the uprisings, which has only incited more rage. In response to the rising furor, President Hu Jintao announced...
...looking forward to having him back this year. He was really someone we missed.” Cohen is just one of the many upperclassmen Harvard will look to for guidance and motivation. Adding a new face to the offensive mix, freshman Max Motschwiller has been a spark in preseason. The team’s midfield and defense will undergo the most changes. Despite a large percentage of veterans in the backfield, including Mikula, who won second team all-Ivy honors in 2005, new defensemen may see time in order to increase the depth of the squad...
...rejected the "huckster" scene in Toronto for the authenticity of life in rural New Brunswick. Larry can't believe his luck. To be at the same university, to study with Jim, "it's like being able to call Shakespeare up on the phone." If only Jim recognizes some spark of genius in him, then all doubt will be banished. Larry is not alone in this hope. The poetry students all idolize Jim and are thrilled to hang out with him at his house or in the local bars. They defend him against the traditionalist administration. But the problem with...
...shareholder democracy was born. When Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith launched an assault on the waterfront unions, there was a certain bloodlust. In pursuing a new tax system, with its 10% goods and services tax, a diligent and obstinate Treasurer Peter Costello lost his youth and much of his spark. Howard's way may have been austere and divisive, especially for someone who was governing "for all of us," but it was not indiscriminate...
Sarabia is only the latest of a long line of Latin dancers, especially Cubans, who have joined top U.S. and European troupes, infusing them with a new warmth, sensuality and flair--what in Spanish is called chispa, or spark. There have been individual Hispanic stars before, like the great mid-century ballerinas Alicia Alonso of Cuba and Lupe Serrano of Chile. But now rosters from San Francisco to Houston to Cincinnati are studded with Latin names. Roughly half the principal dancers in the Boston and Miami City ballets are Latins. American Ballet Theatre (A.B.T.) features so many that...