He insisted there had been no sign of an attempt to escape and that there had been no request to escape.

BBC: Lynda Spence

He knows that no Palestinian leader, not even one as historic and autocratic as himself, could sign such a deal and escape the wrath of his people.

ECONOMIST: Palestinians and Israel

Clever Princess was successfully taught how to use sign language, and was also nearly very successful staging her own escape attempt via a docked canoe.

BBC: Drifting down the Sekonyer

One sign that the world is improving is that hybrid vehicles such as the Escape don't feel like a chore, or as if you're driving them because you would feel more guilty if you bought a 12-cylinder Mercedes from DaimlerChrysler (nyse: DCX - news - people ).

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