Word: chased
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...There he met Golden Mgedeza and Solomon Dipeere, both teenage naval cadets from Kwa Thema township outside Johannesburg. Ainslie nurtured their passion for sailing, and offered free lessons to other poor black and mixed-race kids in the surrounding townships. Burricks was one of the keenest. "We had to chase him away to get him to do some schoolwork during exams," Ainslie recalls. For Burricks, sailing provided an escape from the violence of township life. "You grow up thinking that's your way of living," he says. "But if you give kids something else to do, like sailing, most will...
...Iran threaten to stop pumping in a market that is already tight, they immediately bid up the price of contracts for future oil delivery. That cycle of fear isn't the only thing sending prices higher. Hedge funds, sniffing profits, are pouring money into oil and other commodities. The chase has added $10 to $15 to the price of a barrel of oil, say economists. Nor do the fundamentals of global oil offer much hope for lower prices over the long run. The growth in demand is exceeding the growth of supply...
...original classic. “The Birds,” as its title hints, is in fact, all about birds. Two Athenians, who are on the run because they owe money, flee to the birds in a desperate attempt to evade their debts. The ambitious Peisetaerus (Alex N. Chase-Levenson ’08) and sidekick Euelpides (Fred C. Brown ’06) soon devise a bizarre plan to found a kingdom of birds under his rule and to take over Olympus, with the help of Tereus (Rory N. Kulz ’08) the human leader...
...this treasure-trove chase, Khoury tries to spice up the flirtatious banter between Tess and Sean, but it is a simple fact that authors of thrilling page-turners cannot legitimately write romance. Thus, we’re left with clunkers like “[Tess] knew something was definitely going on between her and Reilly, and she liked what she felt...
...Athletic Department released its seven incoming lacrosse recruits from their letters of intent and told both recruits and current players that they can consider their options for transfer. "We've told them that regardless of what happens, we will still offer them scholarships next year," says Art Chase, Duke sports information director. He added that no current member of the team or any of the seven recruits have indicated they will not be attending Duke next fall, but as he admits, that could change at any point...