Robert Lauder relishes the movie as a tribute to the power of hope in the face of despair.
While every sports fan appreciates the power of hope, few comprehend the zombie-like power variable rewards can have on the brain.
Yet in the decline of Western power lie the seeds of hope for healthier relations in the future.
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This is significant because the changing nature of the American population means that no party can hope to gain power having alienated the vote of various ethnic groupings - that group will simply vote against them.
But after the last Friday speech of Khamenei I lost all my hope from the structure of power in Iran and I became separate from government for the first time in my life.
Great leaders believe in the practical power of focusing on hope and building community.
It is far more likely, however, that only the "respectable" progeny of Kim has any hope of assuming power, due to the extensive work required to position a suitable heir.
In 2003, the government privatised J-Power in the hope that the rigours of the market would instil greater efficiency.
For all his warnings, pre-eminent power, or the hope of it, remained a loud and diverting siren-song.
Germany already produces 40% of all the world's wind power, and the hope is that by 2010, wind will meet 12.5% of German energy needs.
And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.
The future of the other great green hope nuclear power is equally uncertain.
If solar power is to make up much of the world's electricity output in future, as supporters of alternative energy hope it will, a lot of land will be needed for the power stations.
The nightly power cut ends any hope of a result, and a diplomatic draw is declared.
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The middle-of-the-road Popular Party, which holds the current balance of power in parliament with just 7% of the vote, is celebrating too: its members now hope that one of their own preferably the incumbent, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro will be elected state president next month by the current method: a horse-traded vote in parliament.
In recent years, the world has watched with hope and admiration as Indonesians embraced the peaceful transfer of power and the direct election of leaders.
Perhaps, at this point, the best hope to weaken the power of Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution is if the moderate left loses elections in the countries where it holds power.
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Candidates can stand only if they have belonged to their party for at least 90 days so in theory, if it takes this long to organise the repeat election, some factions in Mr Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai party might take the opportunity to jump ship (or so some in the opposition hope), undermining its chances of staying in power.
The Ethiopians hope for 440MW of geothermal power against their present energy capacity of 790MW. Geothermal could be an alternative to hydroelectric dams, which provide most of the region's power but are vulnerable to drought.
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The Tories hope that by taking the power of veto over new schools away from officials, they would end the zero-sum game in which a good school place for one child means one fewer for others.
In the hope of helping Gorbachev retain power, President Bush will evidently use the occasion of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) to promote Western "emergency" financial, food and technology assistance to the Soviet regime.
Faced with the growing power and influence of Hamas, the main militant group, the Palestinian Authority's only hope of remaining relevant is successful negotiation with the Israelis.
The real refrain of this disturbingly graceful film, though, is that only in being granted the power to hurt, and the chance to wield it, can we ever hope to rekindle the fires of youth.
Initially there was hope of saving the reactors to generate power again after the crisis had passed.
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RWE, are now concentrating on power generation in the hope that they can take advantage of deregulation to expand across Europe.
In America, big investment banks recently took big stakes in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, and are investing in a new, all-electronic Boston exchange in the hope of countering the NYSE's power.
"Power is an important part of what we hope the team will be, " Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said.
Our hope is these changes tilt the balance of power in favor of the investor this quarter we witnessed just that.
The two men can confidently face the party polls, which have been brought forward from their usual date in June to May, in the hope that this will curb some of the power struggles and factionalism feared by party veterans.
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