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  • In the lectures, entitled Bursting At The Seams, Professor Jeffrey Sachs argues that the world is in a period of turbulent transition and that the biggest challenges - global warming, terrorism, poverty, disease and bad governance - need to be navigated by broader and deeper global co-operation.

    Archive 2006-12-01 Thatsnews 2006

  • In the lectures, entitled Bursting At The Seams, Professor Jeffrey Sachs argues that the world is in a period of turbulent transition and that the biggest challenges - global warming, terrorism, poverty, disease and bad governance - need to be navigated by broader and deeper global co-operation.

    Economist Jeffrey Sachs To Be Reith Lecturer 2007 Thatsnews 2006

  • Its report, titled Bursting At The Seams, found that nearly six in 10 local authorities are having difficulty in finding the right homes for children and only a third reported they had been able to find appropriate placements.

    Evening Standard - Home 2010

  • Bursting out into the crisp autumn air, she let the door bang shut behind her.

    Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

  • Bursting with creativity, nervous energy, and conflicting emotions, he is also an apolitical middle-aged gay man having lousy luck with Internet dating.

    George Heymont: The Ghost Walks at Midnight George Heymont 2012

  • Bursting with talent, this Lear feels as if it features a series of different actors giving different performances in different productions.

    Michael Giltz: Theater: Sam Waterston's "King Lear" Disappoints At Public Michael Giltz 2011

  • Bursting with creativity, nervous energy, and conflicting emotions, he is also an apolitical middle-aged gay man having lousy luck with Internet dating.

    George Heymont: The Ghost Walks at Midnight George Heymont 2012

  • Bursting out of his hiding place and onto the backstage, Baron Cohen sprinted past stunned models and lunged by waiting security guards.

    Sacha Baron Cohen on “Brüno”: “I won’t do it again.” Here’s why: » Scene-Stealers 2009

  • Bursting into the camp, he saw the girl in the midst of the snarling pack, laying about her with an axe.

    The White Silence 2010

  • Bursting price pressures, and soaring asset prices, can also be dealt with by a determined spending restraint, and, possibly, the judicial use of taxation.

    Asia Surfs the Bernanke Money Tide Frederic Neumann 2011

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