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Furies, the
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Furies, the in Greek mythology, spirits of punishment, often represented as one of three goddesses (Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone) with hair composed of snakes, who executed the curses pronounced upon criminals, tortured the guilty with stings of conscience, and inflicted famines and pestilences. The Furies were identified at an early date with the
Eumenides.
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Fury eye up the double.
Newspaper article from: The Falkirk Herald (Falkirk, Scotland); 4/3/2008; 700+ words
; FURY'S cadet men erased their Scottish Cup final...their shock loss to Saints in the cup final. Fury went into the match undefeated in the league...different. The first half was close with Fury taking both quarters 20-18, giving them...
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Fury men make no Buddies to stay on top.
Newspaper article from: The Falkirk Herald (Falkirk, Scotland); 2/2/2006; 700+ words
; CLARK ERIKSSON FURY 106 REID KERR BUDDIES 90 Scottish Senior Men's National League FURY made it eight wins in a row against a never say...Lubeigt unavailable this was a different looking Fury team with only one man in the middle instead of...
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Plymouth had no Fury like the 1960
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; The Plymouth Fury entered the 1960s as a radically different...the classic, cleanly styled 1956-58 Fury models. The 1960 version was very powerful...still causes heads to turn. The first Fury was a sporty low-production 1956 coupe...
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Basketball: Fury ease drop fears.
Newspaper article from: Lynn News/Norfolk Citizen (King's Lynn, England); 3/10/2006; 700+ words
; Lynn Fury eased their relegation fears by winning both...through the remainder of the league. JW Sandle Fury's two wins saw them move up to fourth from...to London United (6pm). Solent Stars 90 Fury 95 Fury continued their improv-ed form...
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Fury fail to topple Kings.
Newspaper article from: The Falkirk Herald (Falkirk, Scotland); 11/10/2006; 700+ words
; CLARK ERIKSSON FURY 52 EDINBURGH KINGS 60 Scottish Senior Men's National League FURY'S undefeated run ended at Portobello with an eight...Edinburgh Kings. However, while it is a blow to Fury's championship hopes, there is still a long way...
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Fury: All the rage; Classics : Chrysler Took Country by Storm in 1956
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/24/2007; ; 700+ words
; The 1958 Plymouth Fury from Chrysler Corp. is the last and most powerful of the classic 1956-58 Fury models and is widely known as the diabolical...the Plymouth car name was born. The first Fury -- a 1956 model -- came as a shock when...
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FURY TRANSFORMED; Ten Thousand Things' production of `The Furies' shows how Aeschylus' drama still resonates - 2,500 years after it was written.(VARIETY / FREETIME)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 12/7/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...watching a performance of "The Furies" by Ten Thousand Things last...extremely unpopular when "The Furies" first was performed, according...might help restrain her own fury. Her heartwarming enthusiasm...anyone would need that "The Furies" is as relevant today as ever...
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Fury march into final eight but women lose by two.
Newspaper article from: The Falkirk Herald (Falkirk, Scotland); 12/13/2007; 700+ words
; FURY'S senior men - and 'boys' - blasted past...Centre by mutual consent. With two former Fury stars in the visiting team - Nick Compton...16 down with Daniel Donnelly hitting 10 of Fury's points. However, it was a different...
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Fury fail to topple the Kings ... but women inflict.
Newspaper article from: The Falkirk Herald (Falkirk, Scotland); 11/15/2007; 700+ words
; FURY made it three wins to two over the Edinburgh...opening exchanges the Kings shot well while Fury failed to convert their scoring opportunities...significant lead, there was no panic in the Fury camp and a switch to zone, as well as the...
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Fury Blaize to the top.
Newspaper article from: The Falkirk Herald (Falkirk, Scotland); 10/19/2006; 700+ words
; CLARK ERIKSSON FURY 87 BOROUGHMUIR BLAIZE 71 Scottish National League...periods gone, only one point separated them both. Fury had lost the first quarter 21-20 - with six players scoring for Fury this meant good team offence, but with only two...
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Furies
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Furies In Greek and Roman mythology, the Furies were female spirits of justice and vengeance. They were also...especially for pursuing people who had murdered family members, the Furies punished their victims by driving them mad. When not punishing...
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fury
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...storm she was paddling with a new fury. 2. ( Fury ) Greek Mythol. a spirit of punishment...inflicted famines and pestilences. The Furies were identified at an early date...she turned on him like a vengeful fury. PHRASES: like fury inf. with...
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Fury
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
FURY USA, 1936 Director: Fritz Lang Production...Script: Lang, Fritz, and Bartlett Cormack, Fury, in Twenty Best Screenplays, edited by John...many of Fritz Lang's post-Hitler films, Fury almost didn't get made; according to Lotte...
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Furies, the
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Furies, the in Greek mythology, spirits of punishment, often represented as one of three...the guilty with stings of conscience, and inflicted famines and pestilences. The Furies were identified at an early date with the Eumenides .
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URGENT FURY, Operation
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
URGENT FURY, Operation code name for the invasion of Grenada by U.S. forces in 1983.
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