Word: sprung
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...Shifting Politics That makes the politics - and the lines of political influence - a lot more difficult to sort out. Whereas the traditional pharmaceutical industry is concentrated in just a couple of states, biotech firms have sprung up just about anywhere you find a university with a research hospital, which gives them a broad political base. "I know that vote hurt me at home," says Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, who led the unsuccessful fight against the 12-year exclusivity in the Senate HELP Committee...
...scene in the moments after the win at Ford Field to Lourdes. "Wounds were washed clean. Souls were healed. Fans and players, some near tears, thanked each other for enduring," wrote Mitch Albom on the Free Press's website. "It was as if some mystical prison doors had been sprung, and everyone was getting to go home." Ultimately, the Lions may prove to be something for this beleaguered region to believe...
...though the Crimson defense contained Randolph for the rest of the game, Harvard was unable to capitalize on its final drive. After two short run gains, Winters was sent scrambling out of the pocket. Not finding an open man, the quarterback was hit from behind. The ball sprung free, and Holy Cross’s Alex Carson fell on it. Randolph and his offense were able to ride out the clock, sealing the 27-20 Crusader victory.—Staff writer Dixon McPhillips can be reached at fmcphill@fas.harvard.edu...
Times, they change, in pop music. Dylan went electric; the folk songbook was nearly depleted by raids from the myriad groups that sprung up to grab the gelt; and Peter, Paul and Mary disbanded in the early '70s to pursue solo careers. At the end of the decade the group reunited, "after their rejuvenating years of personal re-definition" (their website's words). Though they kept recording new material, they were essentially an oldies act, appearing with other antique pop-folkies like the Highwaymen and the Brothers Four at concerts that PBS liked to air in prime time during every...
Competing franchises have sprung up, but only one, Comfort Keepers, has expanded abroad. Besides, there's plenty of business to go around. Even in dismal 2008, the industry expanded. While some clients have trimmed hours in the downturn, new ones just keep coming. This wave of seniors seems unstoppable, says Sheila McMackin, president of the National Private Duty Association, an industry trade group. "I've never seen anything like...