Word: overrun
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Dever feels overrun and doesn't mind who knows it. He relates a story about a recent visit by a television crew that arrived in his office and asked whether he was aware that a group of presumably illegal aliens was camped out in a drainage ditch next to the sheriff's headquarters. Sensing a story, the crew wondered if he was embarrassed by the aliens' presence. A plainspoken man, Dever said he was not the least bit embarrassed. Their presence, he said, illustrated quite pointedly just how pervasive the problem...
...rebel National Patriotic Liberation Front, and President Samuel Doe, the harsh ruler of the country's 2.5 million people for the past decade, loathe each other. Says Taylor: "The only good Doe is a dead Doe." In the past eight months Taylor's 10,000-member army has overrun most of the country, leaving only small pieces of Monrovia, the capital, in Doe's control and setting the Gio tribe, which supports Taylor, against one of Liberia's smallest but most powerful tribes, Doe's people, the Krahn...
...Lawrence, a late goal propelled the Crimson to an important tie early in the season. Just before that matchup, Harvard had nearly mounted a thrilling comeback in a 4-3 loss to Clarkson with two goals in the final frame. This week, however, the Crimson faltered and was ultimately overrun by the more energetic and crisp UNH team on its home ice. “I was disappointed in our last 20 minutes, but I like where we’re headed,” Harvard coach Katey Stone. “We hurt ourselves tonight by not controlling some...
...Americans charged with maintaining order in this roiling, ruined city in western Iraq, it's too late to make friends. One year ago, the Marines launched an assault to take back Fallujah from insurgents, including some loyal to al-Qaeda leader Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, who had overrun the city and used it as a base for spreading mayhem throughout Iraq. A week of house-by-house fighting left hundreds of insurgents dead--and saddled U.S. forces and the Iraqi government with the task of rebuilding a battered city and persuading 210,000 uneasy locals to return home. Some military...
...immense volume of meals.Regardless of why they are imposed, these restrictions are necessary for two reasons. First, Harvard runs 14 dining halls because dining halls are the focal point of House life. They create a sense of community that would not exist in their absence. When dining halls are overrun with other students on a regular basis, House community suffers. Second, part of the convenience of the House system is having a readily accessible and conveniently located dining hall. Students who live in a House should not have trouble getting food or finding places to sit because of overcrowding?...