Word: onslaught
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...South's superior equipment and air power. But the Pentagon's independent Office of Net Assessment has reached a darker conclusion. Robert Gaskin, former deputy director of that office, says 1979 and 1991 studies figure that the three defensive lines could probably be breached by a determined onslaught of North Korean artillery. If the South Korean defenses did break, the North could probably take the whole of the South in a week or two. To address these issues, Aspin has announced a yearlong study with South Korea to plug the holes identified by the Pentagon report...
While they fight the union onslaught, the major airlines are moving to stop the likes of Southwest from stealing their core business. Continental Airlines, which emerged from bankruptcy last April, has launched CALite, a back-to-basics "cheapie service" based in Houston. Even though it uses union workers, CALite pulled in $1 million more than expected in October, its first month. Delta is also studying the feasibility of starting a low-cost airline...
...women's onslaught continued through the rest of the field with Harvard runners taking ninth, 10th, 15th, 17th and 18th...
...onslaught of students using electronic mail and enrolling in computer courses has made it hard for users to find terminals and has slowed down the available machines, students...
...Israel from wadis in the area. Israeli-government spokesmen claimed that their forces were counterattacking them with great precision, targeting guerrilla bases and homes, offices and training centers. In fact, Israel was pounding the country with a blunt and heavy instrument, reducing much of southern Lebanon to rubble. The onslaught was so fierce and went on so long that the U.S. and key Arab states wondered uneasily if the resumption of Middle East peace talks might yet be in peril...