10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIVVIES»
Discover the use of
chivvies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
chivvies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Exploring the Nuclear Posture Implications of Extended ...
79 On the other hand, overcompensating could “play into Russian attempts to
portray reassurance as a sign of NATO hostility” and antagonize divisions
between the Western and Eastern NATO allies.80 Christopher Chivvies argues
that “the ...
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Yenni: A Life Between Worlds
The streets were full of untidy chivvies, half-dressed Gypsy kids, yelling and
running around. The gateways and staircases filled with colourful sukar
cheyories ('beautiful girls') laughing noisily across the streets, most windows
broken and ...
Eugenia Jenny Williams, 2010
Rabbit Chivvies NEXT TO watching my dogs working a rat, I like to see them
hunting a rabbit, but in order to get the best fun out of this sport, I observe certain
rules. These rules would be laughed at, no doubt, by anyone who goes out
merely to ...
This is the person who checks the details, worries about schedules and chivvies
the others with a sense of urgency. His/ her relentless follow-through is important
but not always popular. The 'specialist' This is the person who possesses the ...
Alexander Murdock, Carol N. Scutt, 2007
There's splits among these measly men same as there is with us. There are
Chummies who are like the Romanists, they wear green; and there are Chivvies
as take after the Protestants, and they wear red, and can't abide green. Now the
old ...
“Yes, she chivvies me along, bullies me. In spring she had me sitting on the
couch, putting vegetable seeds into seed trays, hundreds of them. Most places
she goes, she drags me along – supermarket, shopping. No excuses. But it's
good.
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More Scenes from the Rural Life
Thoreau goads me uphill, and he chivvies me along the heights, and yet he
repents at the turning homeward. For he has just remembered that “a truly good
book is something as natural. . .as a wildflower discovered on the prairies of the
West.
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Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales
Brisk now, officious, theoldgod chivvies them.“Enough. Here's silver and thydoor.”
He stamps and the circle's broken. "You must let usin,” says Grevil, setting byhis
part. He wries his signet on his finger; buthe lifts his face: speaks truly. “It is law ...
She chivvies the daydreaming Refiloe and complains at Salmaan's dithering. Ten
minutes early she says, "Finish up. Don't start another colour. Put your folios
away." The students look up. Surprised, they comply. 17 Ride the Tortoise.
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The Green Labyrinth: Exploring the Mysteries of the Amazon
As Agustin chivvies us with NIiguel as translator: “Sometimes the worms are 6
inches long. They can even get into your brain and come out your nose. When I
lived with the Yagua tribe, I cured many of their big bellies, which were filled with
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIVVIES»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
chivvies is used in the context of the following news items.
Can Winston Churchill's grandson save Serco? And is it worth saving?
The government chivvies its contractors to do a thousand things correctly. Private companies seek to minimise their risks, and ensure a quiet ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Imaginate Reviews: Traverse and other venues, Edinburgh
... an ivory tower (draped in white candle-wick), she measures out her weight loss in victory medals while Boris pleads and chivvies her to eat. «Herald Scotland, May 15»
Apple Watch fitness review: motivation at its best
Ultimately, the Apple Watch acts as a slightly fussy personal trainer that chivvies you into exercising. It's pure motivation, and it worked for me. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
Hundreds do Chichester St Wilfrid's Hospice moonlight walk
“It's bittersweet,” she said. “The support was amazing. Everyone chivvies everyone along. I think whether you walk in a group or turn up on your ... «Bognor Regis Observer, May 15»
The Mission: 'Never bring the missus to the airport'
She's clutching a water treatment manual as she chivvies her colleagues. “As long as they're all getting on I don't care which goes in what box,” ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
Meet the Plymouth mum who dropped five dress sizes in 10 months
“My husband chivvies me along; you've got to do things that you don't normally do. He says I should do new things to give myself confidence.”. «Plymouth Herald, Apr 15»
Warming Up with Watson at The Dorset Playhouse
He chivvies and carps at Holmes with the long-suffering of long devotion; it's his true marriage, for better or for worse, and Michael McCord's ... «The Manchester Journal, Mar 15»
Six ways to fix the 2015 Oscars
He chivvies the Turing story along at a reasonable pace, briskly interweaving the flashbacks, marshalling an appealing cadre of performers ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook
Time yanks and chivvies you forward, edges are softened, life trajectories evolve, but years down the line that baseline, incontrovertible grief is ... «Daily Beast, Dec 14»
The Homesman review – Tommy Lee Jones's frontier western …
She chivvies reprobate Briggs into helping her in this journey, and by and by, their tense relationship begins to thaw. All this is, of course, not so ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
