People like to tag Kurzweil as the "rightful heir to Thomas Edison, " and that's not a stretch considering he's responsible for some of the most useful inventions of the past century.
It's no stretch to interpret North Korea's rocket launch in terms of a classic arms race, as a missile test in response to its adversary's upgraded missile systems.
In this spirit, and however far Mr Powell's own vision may stretch, America's immediate goal is to jump-start implementation of the Mitchell report, the recommendations of a commission led by George Mitchell, a former American senator.
This ethnic-Albanian shadow state and Serbia have so far avoided war thanks to Mr Rugova's urging of his people to eschew violence and Mr Milosevic's reluctance to repeat the brutal ethnic cleansing that failed to stretch Serbia's borders into Bosnia and Croatia.
It's a stretch to gamble half the year's ad budget on a product that generates no revenue, while both IBM and Hewlett-Packard, Sun's biggest competitors, will each spend more than five times that amount to support products that do make money.
It's the longest stretch of inactivity since Curiosity's daring touchdown near the Martian equator last year.
Well, it's safe to say that more privacy controls doesn't equal more vigilance in protecting personal data, and it's certainly not a stretch to call Facebook's settings confusing.
Reminders that they are depriving al-Qaeda of the base from which it plots the West's destruction stretch credulity when the terrorists do just that from Pakistan's tribal areas.
Hartson then squandered an opportunity to stretch Celtic's lead, heading a Thompson cross over from close range.
Added demands from such operations will stretch Alberta's ability to provide enough natural gas--necessitating new sources of energy.
The England Under-21 player poked in a Daniel Fox free-kick from six yards with nine minutes left to stretch Burnley's unbeaten home run to five.
By the time another piece of clumsy defensive handling allowed Morris to stretch Australia's lead to 26-0, the Kangaroos were averaging more than a point a minute.
It will stretch India's optimistic new budget (see article).
They were among the first volunteers in IBM's new Corporate Service Corps program, which aims to stretch the company's vast global reach while building a network of international teams.
Obese people are at greater risk of heart attacks, diabetes, strokes and a host of other ailments that not merely hurt them, but stretch America's already overtaxed health-care system.
Riddell again missed the kick but he made no mistake four minutes later when given another chance by referee Richard Silverwood with a penalty from in front of the posts to stretch Wigan's lead to 22-6.
The show's eccentric taxonomy places past movements that have been inspiring younger artists, such as expanded cinema works that stretch cinema's possibilities in various ways, including incorporating electronic media or multiple projectors into an allusive network of related work.
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Considered by many visitors to be the most beautiful part of the state, Goa's stretch of southern coast running from Betul down to largely forgotten Polem in the very south, is a beach-lover's dream of golden sands, gentle surf, and the mellowest vibe imaginable.
Despite the profitability problems, Stark said the U.S. business fueled overall growth in a stretch when Julius Baer's private banking side was underperforming.
The Dow's hitting 18, 000 seems like a fabulous stretch, but it's only a 39% reach from 13, 000.
Both islands host American bases, and even in these straitened times the Pentagon's budget can stretch to an experimental technology that might reduce a base's fuel consumption.
The composer's political inspirations stretch back to previous works including his third symphony, 2010's "Poems and Prayers, " which set Israeli and Arab poetry and the Jewish Kaddish to music.
Still, nothing could dampen the thrilling views on the west and north sides of the building (especially from the 2, 000-plus-square-foot Kohinoor Suite), which take in the entirety of the Queen's Necklace, the stretch of Marine Drive running along the city's Back Bay that, when lit up, truly resembles a vast string of pearls--one of the urban wonders of the world.
There's no trade embargo keeping you from this Cuban paradise nestled on a quiet stretch of the city's River Walk, especially with a half-off Havanese holiday right here at home.
Yeah, that makes it the world's slimmest slider, er, with 3 megapixel camera -- kind of a stretch, but that's how Sammy likes to roll.
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It's a 180-mile stretch of highway that cuts through the area's marshlands to coastal towns flattened by Hurricane Rita.
Europe's bailout funds, probably helped by some new resources of the International Monetary Fund, could stretch to cover Spain's borrowing needs.
"Get your kitsch on Route 66" might be a better slogan for Arizona's scrubby stretch of Mother Road.
And it's a stretch during which they've failed to score two or more goals in regulation.
That will help stretch the machine's useful life before it needs to be replaced.
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