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Before I saw Death Wish, I knew there was more than just the context of it being a starring vehicle for one of the major bad-asses of the action picture, Charles Bronson (who's best role is still the one with the least words, Once Upon a Time in the West), and that it contains the elements that would spark an entire sub-genre (for better or worse).
Generally the presence of Yaphet Kotto in a film is enough to spark my interest; prior to seeing this film, Bullock had also begun to have that sort of status for me.
so why don't show some more fantastic Ori fights instead... fantastic??? nope awful and without spark and temper.
The sensitive undertones of such a celebrated story spark much joy and heartfelt moments.
It is not a love story; there is no spark between the two principal characters.
Yet, Miner successfully lacked a single spark of unique interpretation, let alone adding anything original.
Following a spree of mysterious mutilations taking place in their town, the local sheriff's department decides to exploit the case as a werewolf hunt in order to spark the public's attention.
History has repeatedly demonstrated that such ambiguity, particular if practiced by a rising power, can spark an arms race.
Kagan argues that to start the second, disastrous war, a spark needed to land on one of the rare bits of kindling that had not been thoroughly drenched and then continually and vigorously fanned by poor policy choices.
With the economy more fragile than it should be, the ECB has crossed one Rubicon after another in order to spark inflation.
But they have persisted on this course in the face of a fierce campaign to dissuade them – including threats of Israeli sanctions and a cut-off of financial support to the Palestinian Authority by the US Congress – owing to their wholly understandable lack of confidence that anything will move without some new spark.
As long as protests remain local, however, they can be managed as isolated cases that won’t pose a broader challenge or spark a movement toward systemic change.
Many people show some spark of recognition at the mention of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which sets capital standards for banks.
On the other hand, a center-right coalition between the Christian Democrats and the Free Democrats could spark the ECB into action.
Until the central government is willing to yield its control over SOE management, ownership reforms are likely to spark only tepid interest from the private sector.
If Trump takes his protectionism too far, he will undoubtedly spark trade wars.
The goal of the project was to spark conversation about sustainable design, and to illustrate the surprising ways that nature will be integrated into the cities and homes of the future.
Chen’s case reveals weaknesses in China’s legal system, and it should spark a push to build stronger ties between China’s human-rights activists and the broader legal profession.
But if Africa’s carbon-storage capacity is viewed as a global public good, as it should be, then everyone should contribute to its provision by developing mechanisms that enable preservation and spark the move toward sustainable energy models.
Although new trade deals can spark controversy, it is highly unlikely that protectionism will prevail.
Suspicious of the military, Kim Jong-un’s government has repeatedly purged senior officers, which has surely stoked opposition that someday could spark serious civil strife.
In case you are worried that the Bond-Tatiana affair would spark too many off-color remarks from the collective eminences, the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel should keep things under control.
With his country so totally – indeed, embarrassingly – dependent on oil and gas revenues, he is hardly likely to want to spark a big push towards energy conservation.
With a movie night, there would be a ready-made excuse for inviting glitterati to attend G-8 events to help spark discussions.
It is difficult to imagine that Chinese policymakers, known for their sophistication and realism, could be pursuing a strategy that is not only unlikely to gain support from fellow Asians, but also is guaranteed to spark conflict with the US.
A graying continent needs dynamic young workers to do jobs that locals spurn (or for which they lack the skills), pay for and care for the old, start businesses, and pursue spark new ideas that boost economic growth.
In fact, the Houthis had previously joined with Sunni tribes in the south of the country to help spark Yemen’s Arab Spring (a quaint – and not particularly accurate – description of the insurgency that led to the fall of President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s regime in 2011).
History will record that the match Bouazizi lit on December 17, 2010, became the fortuitous spark that ignited an Arab prairie fire.
With Russian forces now directly participating in the unrest in eastern Ukraine, the match lit by President Vladimir Putin could spark a conflagration.
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