Word: overwhelming
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...even in Florida, whose courts are more open than most, the protocols still overwhelm people. Two weeks ago, courier Lee Johnson, 42, went to the Orange County courthouse to ask for custody of his sons. Before Judge Jeffords Miller, Johnson and his estranged wife awkwardly presented their arguments. The judge played referee, offering well-meaning platitudes such as "It takes two to make a fight...
...terms of their style as tutors, Jim agrees it' best not to overwhelm...
...systems, or else back out of the treaty. But the Russians warn that scrapping the treaty - which is based on the logic that defense systems diminish one side's fear of retaliation for launching a nuclear attack and therefore force the other side to deploy even more warheads to overwhelm such defenses - would void all other arms-control agreements between the two sides...
...regime. Some of Washington's key European allies used President Clinton's valedictory tour this week to echo Russia's warning that building a missile-defense system without Moscow's consent may compel Moscow and possibly Beijing, too, to deploy more missiles in order to achieve the capacity to overwhelm a U.S. interceptor system, therefore maintaining the deterrent value of their own arsenals. Although President Clinton is committed to making a decision this summer over whether to proceed with building the initial phase of the system, he may be tempted to use the system's patchy performance in prototype testing...
...Young people can bitch and moan and complain about politics," he said. "But if you don't get involved, the senior citizen lobby will overwhelm your generation...