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...this, the third installment of his maculate memoirs, Harry Flashman comes to the United States (circa 1848). As usual it is all a terrible mistake. "Whenever I'm feeling up to the mark and congratulating myself," the great bounder glumly remarks, "some fearful fate trips me headlong, and I find myself haring for cover with my guts churning and Nemesis in full cry after...
...first impression. Like his indignation at the idea that he ever lets himself be type-cast in many movies, while what he wants is the often indecisive and impulsive freedom to pick a "new direction" with each new role, he confronts life with an infectious excitement. He can rush headlong into each novel experience, because it is based on a mature conviction that Michael York and his world will learn their most valuable lessons from many an unfamiliar little incident...
...toughened version of the Mansfield-Scott Amendment, which among other things would prohibit the use of federal funds for school desegregation unless a local community seeks them. The danger is that what has been billed as a correction of an unpopular device to achieve integration could turn into a headlong retreat from integration itself...
...unlimited class. In the process of whizzing around the ring at mach two in the first round, a charging Ferullo sampled the ring ropes as an appetizer, chewed on a little leather for the main course, and finished the meal with a mouthful of plaster as he flew headlong into the IAB wall attempting a daring riposte...
...most worrisome actions by Arnheiter derive from his uncontrollable desire to join in the fight, even when the Vance is assigned to back-up patrol duty. He disobeys command headquarters and rushes headlong into the line of fire of the destroyers he is supposed to be guarding from rear attack; once in the action, Arnheiter pounds with vehemence non-existent Vietcong "nests" inland. Later, he files battle reports claiming a savior's laurels, and he recommends his crew for medals of bravery. He releases press statements detailing dangerous engagements with the enemy, when in fact all he has done...