these developments in Gaza are a consequence of the state of siege that the tiny territory has been under – a society that has been fenced-in, starved, and seen its very fabric torn apart by unemployment and wanton military destruction.

For all his expensive education, he didn't seem very bright.

That man is an icon in the business; he personifies loyalty and good business sense.

She'd never angsted so much about her head as she had in the past twenty-four hours. Why the hell hadn't she just left it alone?