It is a shame, then, that so much incisive and entertaining material is ground out in a tone that cannot decide whether to be official or jolly, and so settles for an uneasy mixture of the two, like the determined grin of an officer trying to organise a game of deck tennis.
Chafe and other critics remain unimpressed, and argue that the rash of meaningless signing ceremonies is simply more evidence of a White House that cannot figure out a way to get what it wants ― and maybe cannot even figure out what exactly it does want ― and so settles on PR stunts.
But the CIA worried such a romantic quest by the reclusive Hughes might attract too much attention and so settled on the idea of a "mining mission" targeting mineral rich but assay poor manganese nodules that cobble parts of the deep Pacific Ocean floor in great abundance.
NICK PAUMGARTEN: Yes, Richard, I hunt and peck, so settle down.
Thankfully, this column isn't about "goals" and "tactics" and all that nu-modern bullshit, so settle in and get ready for an analysis of all the best bants™ and spiciest takes.
So settle down folks, and pay attention.
So, settle on a name and keep it to yourself.
Mr. Pendleton wrote it for him, and his Uncle Bob is perfectly balanced between bruised and bruising, so settled in his unhappiness that it's where he finds his mordant pleasure.
Although both were administered separately during colonial rule, Africans from the mainland traveled to Zanzibar for employment, and many who did so settled in the islands permanently.
By the time I first visited, in early September, the place was so settled and comfortable you might have thought it had been in this location forever.
