Word: traveled
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...that served him so well in The Hunt for Red October (1984) and Red Storm Rising (1986): describe enough hardware and any plot can seem plausible. Clancy occasionally hits his old stride ("Pellets fired from a shotgun disperse radially at a rate of one inch per yard of linear travel"), but this time out he concentrates on his human characters, a subject apparently beyond the range of his research. Patriot Games is a minefield of unintended comedy. When, for instance, the Princess announces that she is two months pregnant, Ryan knows just what the etiquette of the situation demands...
...word travel, Bruce Chatwin reminded an interviewer in a recent issue of the British literary journal Granta, is related to the French travail. "It means hard work, penance and finally a journey," he explained, noting, "There was an idea, particularly in the Middle Ages, that by going on pilgrimage, as Muslim pilgrims do, you were reinstating the original condition of man. The act of walking through a wilderness was thought to bring you back...
...number of army conscripts who refuse to heed the call to battle has sometimes run as high as 30%. But even if a draft dodger manages to avoid a long prison sentence, he soon discovers that it is almost impossible to get a job, go into business or travel abroad if he cannot produce an honorable-discharge certificate. A young man named Hamid admits that he has been in hiding in the homes of parents and relatives for four years, but insists, "It's better than dying in a stupid war." Tens of thousands are believed to have escaped...
Invited by the Sandinista Minister of Culture, Bragg calls his visit down South "an incredible eye-opener." He was able to travel around a bit, visiting medical centers around the Honduran and Costa Rican borders, and speaking to Sandinistas as well as to ordinary people...
...improve safety and service. It recommends that the Government use the current $6 billion surplus in the federal aviation trust fund to meet such goals as expanding airport capacity and hastening the development of more modern traffic-control systems. Over the years, flying has been a safe way to travel, and the airline industry is determined to keep it that...