busying

“Pearl Hand sat beside me, busying herself with sharpening her hierro knife.”

Simon & Schuster: Fire The Sky

“She had to settle for busying herself with the phonograph, grabbing the first record to hand: “Hello Stranger.””

Simon & Schuster: Slice Of Cherry

“Typically, the final Bosnian peace accord - that remarkable achievement in modern world history - was reached at the very moment when Speaker Newt Gingrich was, typically, busying himself with what he had called, when threatening it, a "train wreck" - closing down the U.S. Government!”

The Huffington Post: Nigel Hamilton: Rahm Is Going

“Right now the GOP is busying pocketing as much money as possible before the Corporations appoint the new President of the USA.”

Think Progress » For eighth day, climate activists block bulldozers at WV’s Coal River Mountain.

“It's a question all education leaders, politicians, and the chattering classes have been busying themselves with since the release of Davis Guggenheim's searing (and unflattering) documentary.”

The Huffington Post: Steve Barr At Big Task Weekend: We're Close, But We're Still Just 'Cute'

“How about the latest case, where lawyers representing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi are busying themselves fighting over the ownership of ...”

The Huffington Post: Edward Goldman: The Diminishing Role of Museums in Today's Art World

“Yet the Treasury and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills BIS are already busying themselves with the preparation of a package of measures to support energy-intensive industries affected by the tax, such as steel, aluminium, chemicals and paper.”

The Guardian: Carbon tax rebate may be logical if it can level the playing field | Ben Caldecott

“The first week after the explosion was the easiest, as Michelle "flew numb," busying herself with picking out readings for the funeral services, buying an outfit, reaching old friends on Facebook, she says.”

USA Today: Oil spill victim feels forgotten

“The chimp, busying himself with a bottle procured from some dark, hidden corner, bounds across the stage.”

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