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One, a mystery called "The Game's Afoot," was workshopped last month at the Kennedy Center's Page to Stage Festival.
Ken Ludwig returns to Signature Theatre with golf farce 'A Fox in the Fairway' Nelson Pressley 2010
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Another nice thing about a cane is that it's an indicator to others that Something Is Afoot, and they don't (usually) grumble about your needing to sit while they are standing and often give you a little more space to maneuver.
mrissa: Milestone mrissa 2010
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"Afoot and lighthearted, I take to the open road," wrote Walt Whitman, "Healthy, free, the world before me,/The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose."
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Spiritual Exploration As A Path To God S.J. Rev. James Martin 2011
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"Afoot and lighthearted, I take to the open road," wrote Walt Whitman, "Healthy, free, the world before me,/The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose."
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Spiritual Exploration As A Path To God S.J. Rev. James Martin 2011
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I have created a voice worksheet for my workshops and you can download it at A Writer Afoot.
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One reason is that the reader is propelled forward by the sense of joy Huang takes in everything from word play (he's clearly in love with as well as adept at using his second language) to hunting for clues about Chans and Changs of both the flesh-and-blood and fictional varieties (when he heads for Hawaii at last, you almost expect him to cry out: "The Games Afoot!").
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Afoot in America is an astonishing sense of imperious entitlement.
William Astore: WikiLeaks and Our Boorish "In Your Face" Diplomacy William Astore 2010
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Afoot in America is an astonishing sense of imperious entitlement.
William Astore: WikiLeaks and Our Boorish "In Your Face" Diplomacy William Astore 2010
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Changes Afoot Following steep investment losses, Farallon Capital is revamping some of its operations.
Farallon Regroups After Knockdown Jenny Strasburg 2010
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Changes Afoot Following steep investment losses, Farallon Capital is revamping some of its operations.
Farallon Regroups After Knockdown Jenny Strasburg 2010
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