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The picture has one of the oldest pulp plots in the business, last used to rousing effect in John Carpenter's Escape From New York (1981): A convict is sprung from prison, promised liberty by an untrustworthy government in return for accomplishing a morally ambiguous task that no one else can do, given a strict deadline, and ruthlessly monitored by his ex-captors.
On a later visit, a veritably complete downtown had sprung up, but it was yet vacant, its storefronts without signs, its windows without glass, not a solitary pedestrian along its streets.
She goes on to compare this community to the virtual communities, such as the Well, that have sprung up on the Internet--and about which she herself has written admiringly.
If he was serious about the offer he wouldn't have sprung it on Meet the Press --he would have talked to Bradley about it behind the scenes first.
Archaeological sites: Mini-tourist markets have sprung up around most of the major archaeological sites, and they all sell much the same items but prices are likely to be higher than at the larger bazaars.