Instead, it created an arc to his own heart.

"I wanted to create an arc, to balance it out so each poem would represent a different aspect of his persona," Mr. Cohen said.

Sometimes, he said, the tips bounce apart after they close, creating an electrical arc that can fuse them together.

This creates a bigger arc, enabling you to hit the ball farther.

Wolf Eyes knows how to create an arc: the band took a long time to get somewhere, and delivered its payoff.

"I've created an actual arc for Mary Haines," he says.

Above all, Mr. Grubin said, he tries to tell a story, and to create a dramatic arc.

Any object containing pointed metal can create an electric arc (sparks) when microwaved.

Neither does it explain how the light from the many different raindrops in a thundershower somehow combines to create a bright arc.

Shrewd programming can create an arc within an evening, a cohesive way of looking at a particular kind of music.