Word: ordeal
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...prepared to clobber it with a big stick if it bites. There has been the miserable, cringe-making behavior of the sailors and marines when in captivity. (As Max Hastings, distinguished military historian and journalist, said in the Daily Mail: Yes, the 15 had a very unpleasant and frightening ordeal, but if they were not ready for such a risk they should have worked at Tesco rather than in the armed forces.) And there has been the extraordinary, pantomimical flip-flop by Britain's Defence Secretary, Des Browne, on whether the sailors and marines could sell their stories (yes they...
...happen in Harvard Square’s mean streets are trivialized as a series of isolated incidents, random occurrences that most of us have no reason to fear. One student, robbed in broad daylight in the middle of Harvard Yard this past January, even told The Crimson that the ordeal was a “freak incident,” and that he still felt safe walking around Harvard Square...
...talk about obsession.” However, he claims that he’s “much better now.” Self-described as “shy and deferential,” Graysmith says that no one expected him to become so absorbed in the ordeal. Today, 28 years after the first murder, Graysmith still seems like a pretty normal guy. Perhaps a bit eccentric when it comes to his crime novels—seven of which have been published, three of which have been made into films—he is enthusiastic about what he does...
...Number of minutes Eva Wisnierska, above, blacked out during the ordeal, in which she suffered only frostbite and minor bruising. The other glider, He Zhongpin, was killed by lightning...
Diaz said that the police officers told her that King had been in the process of stealing her laptop, purse, and iPod. Her laptop survived the ordeal...