What Spark needed was intelligent, sympathetic company.
According to Mr Fule, Mr Mladic's arrest is "the spark" needed to revive the process, both for Serbia and the EU.
The universally applauded move by the prime minister to combine the environment and energy portfolios seemed to be the spark needed to launch the anti-renewables campaign.
Diesels, you may recall from middle-school science class, are the oldest form of internal combustion engine and ignite from simple fuel compression, no spark needed.
Most events are short, spanning just a day or weekend, but the compressed timeframe can often ignite that extra spark needed to get good ideas off the ground, says Nestor.
Workshop members agreed that these ideas, if adopted by NSF, could spark needed change among mentors, funders, administrators, and postdocs.
Amid the chaos, a rededication to empathy can provide the spark needed to boost morale and create new value at a time when it's all too elusive.
Members of the selection committee said their decision reflects the fact that China's basic research enterprise still trails the rest of the world and that most projects lack the creative spark needed to achieve fundamental advances in science.
The way the world is moving, it would seem, at first, logical to assume workers will start to use consumer-level apps and some will "cross-over" into their work, igniting the spark needed to make it grow among colleagues.
To activate Halo's defenses, Guilty Spark needs the Master Chief's help.
