Word: arduously
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...villagers. They stole cattle and camels, eating what they needed and sending the rest on long caravans to distant markets for sale. One by one, over grievances large and small, 20 villagers were killed. On donkey and on foot, the besieged inhabitants stole away in the nights, making the arduous trip across the rock-strewn landscape in search of a safer place. "At times like this, a family has lost all of its resources," says Ahmed, a tribal elder. "This is what happens," he says, and with a sweep of his hands takes in the squalid campsite near the camel...
Hillary Clinton's popular vote victories in Texas and Ohio fundamentally change the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in at least one important way: She's still in the race for the nomination. Clinton's long, arduous campaign might have ended abruptly if Obama delivered a knockout blow in either state...
...twentieth century would be to set it in a moment in history where the social world is about to crumble. The aristocratic social world is on its last legs, and the servants are smarter in a certain way than the wealthy, foolish lovers. While it is certainly an arduous task to put on an opera in a dining hall, Spellberg and Sullivan believe that the finished product and the experience are definitely worth the time and effort. Sullivan: Having done opera for two years at Harvard, it’s amazing to see how many dedicated people there are involved...
...knighthood that followed toward aiding the Nepalese Sherpas, who had so often helped him. Raising funds through his Himalayan Trust, a project he continued until his death, Hillary (far right, with Tenzing) helped install pipes and bridges and built 30 schools, two hospitals, 12 medical clinics and more. The arduous work didn't faze him. In 1996 he told TIME, "I would like to see myself not going [to Nepal] quite so often. But at the moment ... the responsibility is there. It has to be done...
...Crockett, Stevens, and Kiebdaj each faced arduous paths to make it to Harvard, but once here, their challenges hardly ceased. The three praise the University for providing technology services, but said the University is often unresponsive to their needs...