Decorative small chains fashioned from gold and silver were made back in the time before Christ. By 200 B.C. Greeks used chains for water-raising machines; later, Romans used bronze chains in their galleys. Other uses of chains were explored during the...

A technical term from Government and Binding theory which formally represents the steps of a (possibly repeated) movement transformation as a sequence of positions in s-structure. The positions affected by a movement are joined in a chain in such a way...

If a link is broken, the whole chain breaks. (Yiddish) No one likes chains, though of gold....

In learning theory, the series of responses and stimuli arising from an initial...

CHAIN can refer to: CHAIN programming language CHAIN (industry standard), an acronym for Ceced Home Appliances Interoperating Network, a standard for a multi-brands home network of interactive household appliances. See also...

Chains, small booksellers settle long antitrust suit Barnes & Noble, Borders were accused of buying books at discount By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK New York Times Friday, April 20, 2001 The trade group for the nation's independent bookstores, battling competition...

CHAIN Written and directed by Jem Cohen September 14 through 28 IFC Center MEMORIES OF OVERDEYELOPMENT At home she feels like a tourist: Faux travelogue shoots from, the hip at exurban sprawl A dreamlike travelogue that transforms a...

New on the McDonald's menu: a takeaway diploma.The government is giving the U.S. burger chain — along with a rail company and an airline — the right to award credits toward a high school diploma to employees who complete on-the-job training programs.The plan, announced Monday,...

Seven dog lovers who oppose the chaining of pets spent part of the weekend tethered to dog houses and poles as their canine friends frolicked in an off-leash area of a park."We do it for the animals because they can't speak for themselves and we...