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...Crimson parlayed the big plays from its backfield and a relentless pack attack to down the Wildcats...
...passions, Tracks bears the marks of the academic writers' workshop. The device of alternating the voices of the two narrators is schematic and of limited tonal interest. Plot is subordinated to episodic tours de force. In small doses, the graphic descriptions are impressive, but they can also be so relentless as to make the author sound like the thinking reader's Jean Auel...
...trucks that deliver Dean Foods products in the Chicago area were getting caught in such relentless traffic tie-ups that the company's drivers ply the highways in the middle of the night. Many truckers leave for their rounds between 2:30 and 4 a.m. Says Larry Smith, chief of Dean's trucking subsidiary: "By getting drivers ahead of the traffic, we believe we can reduce our cost and increase our productivity...
Japan is also suffering relentless traffic tie-ups on its narrow streets. In the past decade, the number of registered vehicles in Tokyo has jumped 49%, to 5.2 million, but roads have been expanded only about 4%. Everyday traffic is called tsukin jigoku, or commuting hell. Even so, most Japanese look upon the crowding as a traditional problem that poses no grave threat to their country's productivity...
Still, death is a relentless presence and that can take a toll on the staff. Dame Cicely has helped create a system of team support, with doctors, nurses and social workers watching one another for signs of stress. "Sharing of grief is absolutely essential," says Psychiatrist Parkes. That goes for Dame Cicely as well. In her 21 years at St. Christopher's, more than 13,000 people have died, including her mother. "If death doesn't get to you, I doubt you should be in it," she admits, and in the past, she has consulted a psychiatrist for problems...