Word: mop-up
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...American commanders didn't want to make the same mistake again. So, at Adhi Ghar, U.S. troops crept up the mountain, blasting rocket-propelled grenades into caves in pursuit of 40 rebels thought to have survived the first attack. It is not known whether Rahim was among them. The mop-up lasted through the weekend, and even with a full contingent of nearly 300 U.S. troops encircling the mountains, some of the rebels are thought to have gotten away. "They may have moved to other caves to escape us, or they may have tried to sneak off the mountain," says...
...cheaper to lease. Last week, E.U. transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio - a Spaniard - called on member states to quickly enact individual bans on single-hulled tankers in European waters. Efforts to clean up the benighted coast have been hindered by poor weather. The work has rapidly become an onshore mop-up exercise rather than an offshore recovery, partly due to the nature of the oil. With a consistency like that of chewing gum, the oil is stubborn and impervious to dispersants - the first choice in dealing with spills - which break the oil up into small droplets that are further dispersed...
...promises you’ll get in, but warm up’,” Rose recalls. “I would’ve taken anything, but in the fourth quarter, Coach looks at me and says, ‘You’re not a mop...
...Saturday, Fitzpatrick’s only snaps at quarterback came in mop-up duty. The quarterback controversy seems to be over...
...didn't hit Save often enough. Windows users can try to find and delete all files that end in .tmp. You'll be surprised how many hundreds have piled up; just don't delete any that the system says it still needs. After that, run your built-in mop-up programs--in Windows, look in System Tools for Disk Cleanup; with Macs, it's Disk First Aid in Utilities--and let the computer check itself for errors...