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Supporters of Mr. Louima expressed disappointment that two former officers they regarded as central figures in an effort to deceive investigators had escaped punishment.

But the slow beginning pays dividends later, when Chena and Teal are revealed as central figures in a struggle between Pandora and the rest of humanity.

On Tuesday, The Lede followed developments in the British phone hacking scandal, as central figures in the drama appeared in London for parliamentary hearings.

Wine, food and family are enjoyments woven into the Italian culture, so it's no surprise to find them as central figures in holiday celebrations.

Dalglish restored Gerrard to Liverpool's starting line-up and paired Andy Carroll with Suarez - then saw his captain and Uruguayan striker emerge as central figures in the opening 45 minutes.

Not since Margaret Cho's much-ballyhooed, and much-boo-hooed, television show two decades ago (one lost to popular memory because it basically fizzled) has there arisen, like the phoenix, a vehicle that allows Asian American characters to shine -- shine not simply as freak sideshow acts but, also, as central figures in the Barnum & Bailey Circus that is the American mainstream.

MANY VERSIONS OF AFFAIR But All Agree in Reporting the King as Central Figure in Repulsing the Band.

The pair embody the Berlin-Detroit techno axis with Atkins as a Belleville Three member and von Mortiz as central figure in the Tresor family and they've long worked to deepen its connection.

As the Times article indicates, writers such as Price have been central figures in social practice.

In her later years the French author and political figure François Chateaubriand became her constant companion, as well as the central figure in her salon, where he read from his works.

The dossier characterized Mr. Cohen as a central figure in what it described as a globe-spanning conspiracy.