Word: sparked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Palestinians to reach "a mutually acceptable formula for elections." U.S. officials express hope that such steps can lead to a substantive dialogue between the two parties in the dispute. But they were disappointed that the stubborn Shamir had not displayed enough change "in nuance and tone" to spark some real peace momentum. Despite Administration prodding, Shamir refused to outline what steps he might take toward reducing Israeli brutality against Palestinian demonstrators, such as lifting economic sanctions, reopening schools and putting an end to the demolition of houses. Shamir feels he can afford to be inflexible. Politically, he has never been...
...when they should be selling them for $5,000," says Judy Shelton, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution in California and author of a new book titled The Coming Soviet Crash. But Moscow is cautious about letting plants determine prices for fear that the move would spark a burst of inflation and consumer outrage...
...however, was calling for a revival of the Baker plan. Baker hoped to spark economic expansion and allow debtors to grow their way out of their problems. What happened was just the opposite. Most banks simply refused to issue new loans, fearing they would be throwing good money after bad. As a result, debtor countries found themselves using more and more of their scarce currency reserves to pay their debts. Last year Latin American nations paid $26 billion in interest to their creditors but received only $6 billion worth of new bank loans. The results were stagnant growth...
...crowds both Crimson and Catamount, will try to spark the offense on the ice, although the forwards on both teams won't need that much to get charged...
Sophomore Vince Curran, who had played only 101 minutes all season long, took over for Duncombe and promptly scored 14 second-half points to spark the Quaker victory...