• When he sees a spirit, he says that it's just a piece of undigested beef causing him to hallucinate.

    FORBES: Malthus And Scrooge

  • So today is a testament to what is possible when nations come together in a spirit of partnership to embrace our shared responsibility and confront a shared challenge.

    WHITEHOUSE: Nuclear Security Summit: Presidential Press Conference

  • England had shown a fighting spirit throughout but when they established a couple of good attacking positions deep in the All Blacks' half they lacked the cutting edge required to open up the visitors' solid defence.

    BBC: England 6-19 New Zealand

  • After all I can get pretty obsessive especially when it comes to a spirit I am having trouble working into a drink.

    FORBES: Absolut Wild Tea: That is wild stuff!

  • My one shot at fame had been cruelly stopped short, but somehow I knew that such matters were superficial on a weekend when 25, 000 people gather in a spirit of generosity and good humour - even in the face of an English summer.

    BBC: Confessions of a Womad DJ

  • And the movie hits a bad bump when it weds the celebration of a free spirit to anti-sexist melodrama.

    NEWYORKER: Rambling Rose

  • The Irish Premier, Bertie Ahern, said it was a day unlike any other, when both parts of the island could begin working together in a spirit of friendship and partnership for the mutual benefit of all the people, putting behind them the sectarianism and divisions of the past.

    BBC: The day Ireland's Cold War ended

  • For example, when a bridge needs building, the river spirit has to be persuaded--or fooled--into swimming away with tempting offerings and prayers.

    CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia

  • At a time when the world is descending into recession, when fabulous new technologies are emerging and when the spirit of capitalism is under renewed assault, we are going to miss not only a warm friend but an individual whose sense of discovery and sound judgment is sorely needed.

    FORBES: Fact and Comment

  • At a time when the world is descending into recession, when fabulous new technologies are emerging and when the spirit of capitalism is under renewed assault, we are going to miss not only a warm friend but also an individual whose sense of discovery and sound judgment are sorely needed.

    FORBES: Fact and Comment

  • "You can see a tremendous sense of togetherness and spirit and we have quality to go with it, and when you bring that to a football match you have a great chance, " Coyle added.

    BBC: Owen Coyle plays down Bolton's top four status

  • Entrepreneurial can-do spirit is a beautiful thing, but when, say, a fancy coffee retailer tells you its unique approach has implications for book publishing, run.

    FORBES: Famous Last Words

  • It made the job fun, provided us with short and long term goals, created team spirit and provided us with a reward when we achieved our goal.

    FORBES: Dump Your Debt and Reward Yourself

  • Usain Bolt displayed the Olympic spirit during a post-race interview when he stopped the affair to wait for the American national anthem to finish as another athlete received her gold medal.

    ENGADGET: This is the Modem World: Curiosity Killed the Fanboy

  • So I hope that when Congress returns next week, they do so with a greater spirit of compromise and cooperation.

    WHITEHOUSE: Weekly Address: Republicans Blocking Progress

  • When the vision and determination of a city bent on regeneration of its spirit and resources met the ambitions of a director with a growing collection and dreams of expansion, a bargain was struck with international reverberations.

    WSJ: New Guggenheim: Art and Architecture as One | By Ada Louise Huxtable

  • Catholics worldwide must hope that the spirit moves the Cardinals when they gather in March to elect a new pope.

    CNN: Why next pope must open up church and usher in Vatican III

  • Born without the fibulas in both of his legs, which were amputated below the knee when he was just 11 months old, Pistorius is regarded as a pioneering spirit and the poster boy of the Paralympic movement.

    BBC: Africa

  • When you have a committed group of entrepreneurs supporting and encouraging one another in a spirit of cooperation and collaboration, the financial potential could be unlimited.

    FORBES: Is A Profitable Mastermind Part of Your Marketing Plan?

  • Currently, Spirit is examining a series of specimens that were perhaps formed when wind-borne volcanic ash fell to the ground, mixed with water and eventually formed into layered rock.

    CNN: Mars rovers working overtime

  • When Antonin Scalia joined the Court, in 1986, he brought a new gladiatorial spirit to oral arguments, and in subsequent years the Justices have often used their questions as much for campaign speeches as for requests for information.

    NEWYORKER: No More Mr. Nice Guy

  • Having the spirit, courage and vision to declare independence, at a time when monarchy was the accepted model of government, is impressive.

    FORBES: America: Independent and Entrepreneurial

  • The other great thing about generosity of spirit: when you are generous in this way, your generosity is a model for your followers.

    FORBES: In Hard Times, It's Even More Important To Be Generous

  • "When we entered into peace, there was a challenge to retain the party's revolutionary spirit, " Mr Bishwakarma said.

    BBC: Nepal Maoists: Faction breaks away from governing party

  • He may be a fan of low-budget carrier Spirit Airlines, which made headlines this spring when it announced that it was installing "pre-reclined" seats on some of its planes as a space- and cost-saving measure.

    CNN: Air rage: Is reclining your seat a right?

  • He wears a quilted silver jacket with a gold scorpion embroidered on the back, and keeps on wearing it when the fabric is smeared with gore, but why would a man so clearly defined elsewhere by the spirit of self-effacement take such a risk?

    NEWYORKER: Road Kill

  • While DOT officials emphasize the agency's sensitivity to local interests when plotting bike-share locations, some in Williamsburg see a double-standard that runs contrary to the spirit of the new system.

    WSJ: Bike-Share Rides Past Neighborhood

  • They got a glimpse of a different Kenya, displaying a spirit of unity and solidarity that, to those old enough to remember, brought back the days when Kenya won its independence 35 years ago.

    ECONOMIST: Kenya

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