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Usage examples of barnes.

In his middle forties, Hal Barnes had erect military bearing, an alert expression, short hair, a flat gut, and a politician’s firm handshake.

Seeing how serious Barnes was, he was glad he had caught himself in time.

I want you to come along, and see what you think about the team members,” Barnes said.

He was about to ask Levine what he thought when Captain Barnes strode in, a stack of files under his arm.

Then Harry Adams said, “Captain Barnes, I must say I resent this briefing very much.

He was looking at Barnes, noticing the thin line of sweat on his upper lip.

Did Barnes have any worries about having this appear to be a civilian operation?

Gradually Norman could see that Barnes was right: there was a central cylinder constructed within the outer cylinder, and held away from it by a dense arrangement of girders and supports.

The voice of Tina Chan said, “Captain Barnes, surface wants you for a secure encrypted communication, sir.

But Barnes doesn’t want to look as if he’s made the wrong decision in the eyes of his superiors, or as if he’s backing down.

And they could hear: Ted chattered continuously to Barnes, giving his views about structural features of the ship.

And he wondered: Why had Harry stayed behind to look for the flight recorder, instead of going with Ted and Barnes to explore the rest of the ship?

On the screen they saw Ted and Barnes, standing in a room somewhere and shouting.

He felt a burst of intense anger at Barnes, at the whole system which had brought him down here, despite his age, with no concern for his safety.

He would indeed give Barnes hell—he promised himself he [[132]] would—but only when they got back to the surface.