Word: vibrant
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Iraqi Police Service, expected to be released this week, raises troubling concerns, including the likelihood that the police have been infiltrated by terrorists. The report, by the Pentagon and State Department inspectors general, concludes that the training has been beset with problems amid "high-level violence and a vibrant insurgency." Despite some improvements, the report says, "too many recruits are marginally literate; some show up for training with criminal records or physical handicaps; and some recruits allegedly are ... insurgents...
...provide students with a new and vibrant peer group: the diverse Summer School population includes students from all 50 states and 93 countries...
...professor and ESI's creator. (If you're wondering who got the eco?booby prize, it's North Korea.) "The ESI can help a discerning traveler find unexpected ecological treasures. The strong showing of Uruguay [No. 3], beautiful beaches and sprawling pampas, and Guyana [No. 8], unspoiled coast and vibrant jungle [Kaieteur Falls], might provide you with a surprise travel opportunity," says Esty. There's nothing like scenic beauty plus a clear conscience...
...think Paul will be remembered as someone who had a vibrant personality—athletic, energetic, and friendly,” Wallace said. “But at the same time, he was also really, really smart...
...epilogue, Pirandello (Omero Antonutti) visits his old village two years after his mother's death. An aged carriage driver seems vaguely familiar; then Luigi remembers--"You're Saro!"--and the driver smiles back, suddenly as young as he was in Moon Sickness, and as vibrant as only a creature of the imagination can be. Once at home Luigi conjures up a vision of his mother, who recalls an incident from her adolescence, when she and her siblings stopped at an isolated pumice-stone island near Malta. They climbed to the top of a white dune, then bounded gaily down toward...