Word: sparkly
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...Catholic nation where the birth of Jesus is celebrated with gluttonous enthusiasm, the price rises were a direct provocation. Even the poorest family, for instance, sits down to a nine-course "Vigil Dinner" on Christmas Eve. So great was irritation over the government's moves that only a spark was needed to transform it into rebellion. The Lenin Shipyards provided that spark...
Roger Rosenblatt's presence on the list has been the spark for much speculation. At 30, he is the youngest Harvard House Master and the youngest man on the list; as an assistant professor, he is the only non-tenured Faculty member being considered...
...Crimson had trouble getting going against the freshmen on Nov. 20 because no one took charge until junior guard Matt Bozek came off the bench to spark a 12-point splurge...
...miss the endless arguments that threaten to push you beyond the brink of reason until, at moments, you find a spark of understanding between seemingly irreconcilable opposites. You miss the almost palpable effort, both painful and exhilarating, that is often required to resist anger or despair. You miss a sense of being where the action is, where the decisions happen. You miss, finally, the balance that must be struck anew each day between All Is Lost and Everything Is Possible...
...none of this could take place without the women of Washington. For it is the city's social life that assembles and disperses the players of the power game, enables them to communicate, and assess each other's characters and spark ideas. The harried men hurrying into black tie as night falls, dressing in their private office bathrooms because there isn't enough time to go home (one presidential aide regularly changes in the car while his wife drives), are likely to be yearning for surcease from the evening's pleasures, the social swirl that is really an extension...