Mr. Zulawski's best-known film stateside, "Possession" (1981), with an award-winning, explosive performance by Isabelle Adjani, drew on the trauma of his own divorce.

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City's leisurely stroll in the first half was transformed into an explosive attacking performance in the second.

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Since 1992, in the place of testing, the United States has relied for "stockpile stewardship" on a host of computer-modeling, other simulation techniques and non-nuclear explosive tests that have provided insights into the performance of an aging arsenal.

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The company continues to see explosive growth in China, along with a decent performance in the U.S. as its Taco Bell franchise excelled.

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Dr. VINT: What we have tried to identify in track and field and some of our more explosive sports are ways in which we can help our athletes be more powerful and more explosive, particularly in the first several meters of the performance.

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