Word: spikeness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Flying Circus, which launched on Oct. 5, 1969 with a skit about sheep nesting in trees, should have so captivated viewers. There are precious few clues in the book, which is a hexagonal feat of memory, not self-analysis, though they rightly pay tribute to comic forebears such as Spike Milligan. The launch of Python was certainly a tribute to the laissez-faire latitude of the BBC's comedy department, which cheerfully commissioned 13 shows from John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin and Terry Jones - Oxbridge graduates working on the hit satirical shows...
...almost everyone in Coppola's family is a director--from her father to her husband Spike Jonze, who directed the indie hits Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, to her brother Roman Coppola, who directed CQ--it would have been weird if she had become an accountant or a cardiologist. But it's almost as surprising that Coppola became not just a director but one with a poignantly romantic visual style so distinctively...
...accident, as may have happened in Singapore. Dr. Henry L. Niman, a bioengineer at Harvard University, suggests that even now the virus could be spreading undetected through people who carry it without developing symptoms, only to become deadly again during the colder months. (Scientists theorize that SARS cases might spike in the winter, as cold and flu viruses do.) Like a Trojan horse, the revitalized virus could produce a sudden spate of cases, challenging even the best-prepared health-care systems. That's a worst-case scenario, but managing Asia's next medical crisis will require determination and imagination...
...afford whatever military force that this country needs. The fact that other people are saying it ought to be reviewed is a fair comment because the force has been used at a higher level during this spike in activity in Iraq. We think that the current stress on the force is a spike--that is to say it is not a permanent condition. We hope that's the case. I can assure you that I will recommend to the President whatever it is we think we need. At the current time, every bit of analysis supports just the opposite--that...
...signs that the U.S. economy is perking up are feeding expectations that Asia's hardest-hit countries may soon see a resurgence in growth led by stronger exports, adding to consumer and business confidence. Japan recently registered a spike in personal spending and business investment; the country may finish 2003 with 2% GDP growth, not roaring but better than previous expectations. Barring disasters such as a major recurrence of SARS, booming China expects 9% growth next year, which will help spur demand for goods made elsewhere in Asia. Not every region is out of the woods; Hong Kong, for example...