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...early afternoon, chalk and sweat billowed into the hot air of the crowded space as male and female competitors, from beginners to elites, dangled from the walls vying for prizes and prestige...
...pursue FTAs; Howard saw a chance to prise open the U.S. agricultural market. This FTA (following agreements between Australia and New Zealand and between the U.S. and Canada) is only the third between developed nations. Many minor FTAs are being written that have not required the toil and sweat of the AUSFTA. But as with exercise, no pain, no gain. The agreement, while far from ideal for either country, will be a model for deals between rich countries that negotiate from strong positions but are nevertheless pursuing divergent goals. After plenty of haggling, the so-called "playing field" for business...
...headquarters have got all the pizazz of an insurance office. Top staff have private offices that circle a vast maze, there are standard-issue cubicles, the desks are neat, most of the men wear a tie (except on casual Fridays, when jeans are the norm). Like Bush, staff members sweat only when they work out, which some seem to do to nearly the same manic degree as the President. The Clinton War Room has given way to the Bush Office Park. In this mien, the Bushies are eerily confident that things are going to turn around for them...
...Martin] break a sweat tonight?” Jones asked. “I don’t know that he needs to [break a sweat] to go six-for-six in a game like this. I’ll never recruit another kid that can score on the block like Dominick...
...holding hands on a rooftop, the older brother telling his sister to jump, trust him, everything will be O.K. It's a tender moment in a dark, intimate film about courage in the face of hopelessness. Carried by two engaging leads and bold cinematography that soaks every shot in sweat, Blind Spot is better than most films playing in a theater near you. But you'll probably never get a chance to see it. With the Academy Awards - Hollywood's annual celebration of global dominance - now come and gone, it's worth considering why trade in so many European films...