Word: burdens
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...Mahdi Army was cornered, and Sistani ordered the fighters to go home. But taking a beating from an overwhelmingly superior force of foreigners is one thing. It is hard to see either Shi'ites or Sunnis backing down from a more evenly balanced sectarian fight, if only because the burden of history makes it impossible for either side to admit defeat...
...transported his gift for alchemizing the mundane from Japan to Western Europe a century ago. A spell instantly ages the heroine, Sophie, from 18 to 90 and lands her as a housekeeper inside the walking wonder house owned by a dishy shape shifter. Following the plot may be a burden for adults--children will revel in its complexity--but the whole enterprise has Miyazaki's air of immaculate enchantment...
...tonight, but he is still under the weather,” said Fitz after Saturday’s match. “We really need him back out there because he’s a team leader.”Without McKiernan in the lineup, much of the offensive burden fell on outside hitter Luke McCrone. The senior, who has stepped up his level of play during McKiernan’s protracted absence, posted 12 kills on .308 hitting to lead the Crimson attack.But the Highlanders’ offense was too overpowering, hitting at a .333 clip—including...
...Crimson consulted Burden, Kennedy School political scientist Thomas Patterson, and Rubin in formulating the poll...
...Associate Professor of Government Barry C. Burden said yesterday that variations in response rates between men and women are “pretty standard practice” in many polls...