Word: chases
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Minutes later two Soviet ships appeared and gave chase. "Getting quite hairy," the crew radioed Greenpeace headquarters in San Francisco. "They're playing chicken with us." Only after the Rainbow Warrior was well into international waters did the Soviet ships turn back. U.S. and Canadian officials interceded on behalf of the seven, and at week's end, Moscow released the protesters...
According to police records, Derek Temple was arrested-after a 10 minute chase--in front of Cambridge Savings. At least six Cambridge officers helped to arrest Temple and two juveniles were also caught during the chase. Harvard police assisted with the arrests...
...September 1 cutoff is not a great deal of help for colleges that must still track down students who never saw the certification from because they were away from home during the summer. While it does give colleges another month to chase, the extension still does not ensure that schools will be able to contact students before the regulations take effect--so colleges will not be able to disburse aid in September, when many grants are distributed to students...
...CHASE develops her feminine consciousness in the first part of the book, describing the girls' growing sexual awareness. One sister, Celia, is separated from the others by her unique beauty and innocent charm as a teenager. Celia inspires mixed admiration, envy and anticipation from the other girls, who hear their mother warn of "Endless betrayal, maidens forsaken, drowned or turned slut..."even as they witness their sister's endless stream of romances. Chase builds her feminine voice from this distinct consciousness, rooted firmly in the girls' sexuality...
...rich characterizations of the women in this novel stands in marked contrast to Chase's treatment of male character. The men are never as closely scrutinized, or deeply loved, as the women by the narrators. Their natures are defined only insofar as they inspire the affection and hatred of the women. Yet this sketchy definition of the man is not a weakness in the work; as young women, the narrators intuitively understand and empathize primarily with the feelings and experiences of the women around them. They merely accept and reach to the men, whose actions and weaknesses are often curious...