Word: overwhelm
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...story of Jesus' life and sacrifice. As Cash intones the words, "This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased," it's easy to imagine that God just must have a Southern accent. The pauper-budgeted simplicity and naivete of "Gospel Road" - its irrefutable good intentions - overwhelm the weirdness of a movie in which the director (blue-eyed, blond-haired Robert Elfstrom) plays Jesus and the star's wife is Mary Magdalene...
...posse that met him at midfield may have tried to overwhelm Harvard captain Dante Balestracci with sheer numbers before the game’s opening kickoff, but it is the multi-man delegation that slinks back to its own bench after getting its first taste of the oft-punned Inferno and the man who will be hurling them down into the dirt in only a few moments...
Although the weather conditions did not overwhelm the runners, the Crimson definitely felt an effect from the wind...
...second day of our acquaintance, Crowe pulled some strings and arranged for us to chat on the stage of Sydney's famed Opera House. It was a grand and generous gesture--a movie-star gesture--but like the boat and kayak it seemed designed to simultaneously impress, overwhelm and create some distance. Still, Crowe was interested in discussing how the game of celebrity hide-and-seek is played by others. Staring at the acoustical tiles he asked me, "Do you ever ask, when you're doing interviews with musicians, the what-are-your-influences question?" I do. "Because...
...just as it closes and, sometimes, there is just no way to finish that 200-page reading assignment. It took me all of last year to realize that all those things are all right. There is always a flurry of activity on campus, but try not to let it overwhelm you. Just take the detours in stride, and as long as you have an open mind and sturdy hiking boots, you’ll survive the change...