Why do they continue to grasp at one "miraculous" diet after another, ever hopeful that the next one will really work?
The first (and more powerful) part of the book is set in Nigeria, where Okparanta grew up, and the second part in America, where she immigrated at the age of 10 — a bifurcation whose tidiness belies how messily the tentacles of heritage continue to grasp after and trip up her characters.
He told his players that they had to win four of their last six games to assure a spot in the playoffs, even as they continue to grasp for reasons to explain the three-game losing streak that has shaken their confidence.
While detractors may continue to grasp at moments deemed flashy or sentimental in, for example, his piano concertos, no such qualities are to be found in his Vespers, a work of stunning subtlety and transparent sincerity (however casual his relationship with the Russian Orthodox Church may have been).
The hot coals that these young people continue to grasp can be simplified as: Egypt needs an administration that is accountable and transparent; the media should be free; the military cannot be a state within a state; the ballot-box is only one component in a democracy – we have none of the others.
We will continue to grasp onto any tangible representation we have of one of the best weeks of our lives -- whether it be through pictures, through our All-American jacket or through proudly wearing the Army logo.
"What we're looking for," Devil Rays Manager Joe Maddon said, "is that he shows the appropriate remorse, that he gets back on track and that he doesn't show that kind of behavior anymore". Said General Manager Andrew Friedman: "We're confident Delmon will continue to grasp the magnitude of it". Back on a field Young will be the player who once would not accept a called third strike.
As we continue to grasp which miRNAs are perturbed in specific types and stages of defined autoimmune subtypes, such strategies will grow increasingly useful in the clinic.
The Dutchman continues to grasp for the X-factor that delivered success at his four previous clubs.
Trump continues to grasp on slim reeds to claim he was correct when he falsely tweeted that former president Barack Obama "tapped" his phones at Trump Tower.
Whether it's house, bass, or both, Jam City continues to grasp my attention with some of the quirkiest tracks of the last twelve months.
