Word: chased
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...This hasn’t happened for a thousand years. These people are very, very dedicated. They’re also very smart in their own way, and we need to keep the feet to the fire and keep pressing these people until we defeat them or chase them back to their caves, or, in other words, get rid of them.” Islam is not antithetical to all things American. Yet, rather than try to build bridges and work towards engagement and understanding, since September 11, 2001 politicians have preferred to exploit people’s insecurities...
...dedication of director Alex N. Chase-Levenson ’08 to “The Trojan War Will Not Take Place” made it a coherent work. Jean Giradoux’s 1935 play poses a compelling historical scenario: What if Trojan hero Hector took drastic measures to avert the Trojan War before it began? Having personally translated the script from its original French, Chase-Levenson powerfully conveyed the subtle nuances of Giradoux’s dialogue through his directorial choices. These choices worked well artistically, although Chase-Levenson made a minor slip by allowing his cast...
...Spygate affair, in which the team was caught trying to steal an opponent's signs, using a sideline camera. On the surface, more controversy would seem like the last thing the league needs. But it turns out the Patriots are the ideal villains. The drama inherent in their chase for an unblemished record and the emotions the team engenders make these imperfect Pats perfect for the NFL--and especially for the league's bottom line...
...with many other media organizations--and like The Wire's budget-strapped cops--they're paying attention mainly to the bottom line. Out-of-town owners are demanding higher profits, bureaus are closing, layoffs are draining the institutional memory, and the staff barely has the resources to chase fires, much less do investigative work. One top editor repeatedly asks his troops, in impeccable corporatese, to "do more with less...
...capital are courting investments from oil- and gas-rich states such as Abu Dhabi and Russia as well as from rising economies like China, which recently formed a $200billion SWF to help the government invest its burgeoning foreign exchange reserves. SWFs, says a senior banker at JPMorgan Chase, "are the new It girl of global finance. Everyone wants a piece of them...