Word: summons
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...arrived six months ago from Jaipur. "I will never join the junior artists," he says. "I have talent. I have good looks. Why should I want to be one of them?" Every morning, armed with his head shots, he visits studios and producers. Assistants take his pictures, promising to summon him for auditions. Very few call back. But Pandit is sure someone out there is going to give him a break. "That is the magic of this business," he says. "One day, I am going to find a godfather who will recognize my talent and give me a chance...
...slightly more tolerant as a nation. The terrorists, individuals who deserve every ounce of anger we can summon, fit a very specific description: they embrace one religion, and generally hail from one part of the world. It's not hard to spot them, or at least someone who looks a lot like them. In spite of this easy categorization, we have, on the whole, resisted the urge to blindly attack Arab Americans. Yes, the government has come uncomfortably close to trampling the rights of citizens in its conduct of the war on terror. But unlike 1941, we're not simply...
...memo. When Mueller refused, Specter snapped, "Congress gave you a 10-year term and expects a response from you," according to a reliable account. "The people are entitled to an explanation." Specter then called committee chairman Patrick Leahy at his farm in Vermont, and the two men agreed to summon Mueller--and the memo--to Capitol Hill this week and, if he refuses, hit him with a Senate subpoena. If the White House tries to fight the move, says a G.O.P. source, "as many as 20 Republican senators" would vote to enforce the subpoena...
...Africa’s future will be determined by Africans enabled and empowered to build a future of democracy and prosperity based on the rule of law and good governance,” Annan said. “Africa will need to summon all the wisdom, political will and creativity it can muster...
...been plopped into a pre-made world, a quest already happening, a band already formed. All fantasy stories involve gangs of misfits, but you want to accrue your misfits gradually, not in a boxed set. Spira is assaulted by sin every ten years, so, every ten years, the summoners and their guardians tour the temples, learn to summon different things, and beat sin back into hiding. This is not an adventure. It’s an errand. Tidus just tags along. Of course, his pivotal importance becomes apparent; this isn’t your average decennial scavenger hunt...