She reported that Burnish had once again refused his own food.

Both the pilots turned to see Burnish entering the control chamber.

It was the period when it would be appropriate to sleep again, and still no sign of Burnish.

Burnish contributed a hard, rhythmic clap, like impact pistol fire.

"We are looking to make sure that they are still there," Burnish said somberly.

"Planets are common enough," Burnish assured his crew, "but life is not."

"Those are signatures of such faster-than-light travel," Burnish went on.

"I hope it will not actually lead to a confrontation," Burnish said wryly, "but, yes, that is the general plan.

"I know the one you mean," Tel Burnish confirmed.

From the back of the room, Tel Burnish gave a snort of contempt.

But we ought to kill Burnish.

"Burnish and polish, scour and shine," a deep voice growled.

Burnish pointed with one bony hand.

After a mo- ment Burnish silenced himself like a man biting his tongue.

And Burnish did not reappear.

Burnish exchanged whispered objections with his aides and Carsin.

Burnish looked away.

Tel Burnish put in dryly.

Burnish replied without hesitation.

"Oh, I hope not," Burnish said gloomily.

Tel Burnish squirmed with tension.

Things might have progressed farther--a little--but that was the moment when Burnish chose to join them.

Breeze seemed more exhilarated than frightened by the news, even after Burnish added, "Our visit will not be a simple look-and-depart.

Burnish touched a knurled wheel and the wall lookplate lit up, displaying a pebbly gray field.

Tel Burnish and Blaine Manse hadn't voted yet.

Burnished by the strong economy, most of the growth is at the high end.

But the hotel's overall image is burnished in the process.

The morning sun burnished the King's hair to a natural crown.

When it was burnished clean, you could see the image of a man's head with his name on the back.

He was looking for a new challenge to burnish his legacy.

Today, Perry's image still needs burnishing in his own country.

While burnishing, you will see the image fade away even more.

But the sun became glory, when it burnished her hair.

The department hopes to change that and, perhaps, burnish its image along the way.

Something small, burnished with amber fire dropped into her hand.

But he was amazed that the city even felt a need to burnish its image.

And yet, energy crops may also be an opportunity for the industry to burnish its public image.

I like the fact that people don't quite know what it, burnished, means.

They hung in the water with the California sun burnishing their faces.

But for the most part his singing was burnished and ardent.

This results in burnishing the hole to the proper size.

So, he saw it as his mission at the time to "burnish the hospital's image."

For that matter he doesn't mind burnishing the dream himself.

The lantern light burnished his hair again, and the full beard.

It was as if his senses had been tuned and burnished.

The surface of the vessels is either burnished or plain.

New eggs are a bright yellow color, but they later turn burnished red.

His armor was burnished to a higher sheen than ever before.

They worry about whether the public's view of Congress will be burnished or tarnished.

It also benefits from the qualities of judgment those years have burnished.