Word: beset
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...three plays have been called the Henriad, so smoothly does one follow another. In Richard II, Henry Bolingbroke deposed and killed the sybaritic Richard and took for himself the title of Henry IV. As Henry IV, Part One, begins, he discovers that, having usurped the crown, he is himself beset by usurpers. The Percy family, which helped him to the throne, has learned too well the lesson of rebellion. The firebrand of the family, young Hotspur, refuses to accede to the new king's demands for prisoners captured in a conflict along the Scottish border. The result...
...Beset by imports and low investment, an industry struggles to shape...
Close your eyes for a minute, and relax. Forget about the personality problems which allegedly beset the Harvard swimming establishment. Think instead about the end of the aquawomen's 1978-79 season. Remember the 1-8 finish--not a happy thought at all. But sports columns should be happy; forget about the 1-8 season...
...first time, Moscow publicly acknowledged that all was not well. Pravda admitted on its front page that Kabul was beset by "unrest" and "insurgency." In the frankest admission of all, the official news agency TASS indicated that the Karmal government was in disfavor with a large part of the population. Another surprising admission was attributed by the Italian magazine Panorama to a Soviet general identified as Mikhail Kirian. He publicly conceded that "in the Afghan army, there have been deser tions," and that "the Afghans will have to work hard to put the army in order...
...preparing his State of the Union speech, Carter followed his normal practice of asking aides for suggestions, then meeting with them individually and in groups to discuss their ideas. It quickly became apparent that even though he was beset by inflation and other economic problems at home, he wanted the speech to be devoted mostly to foreign policy and that he wanted to take a stronger approach to Moscow than had previously been favored by the State Department...