Word: pester
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...decapitate the regime and then liberate the rest of the country--Saddam has counterattacked from the outside in. He let allied forces plunge deep inside Iraq, leaving their rear and flanks ill protected so that his forces could harass and ambush them. His aim was shrewd and twofold: to pester and wear down allied forces and lure the U.S. into inflicting politically costly civilian casualties...
...Instead, Charlie Rock is guarding swatches of desert where danger swirls like sand devils and then disappears. Sure, kids still pester the troops for candy and water. But the grownups aren't in a hospitable mood. In fact, small groups of Iraqi soldiers, many in plain clothes, are letting the heavy metal pass-70-ton M1A1 Abrams tanks and Bradley troop carriers-and lying in wait for the soft-skinned, lightly armed trucks hauling fuel, food and water...
...intergovernmental approach more than Germany's integrationist aims. Once campaigning for votes in the European Parliament becomes necessary, the Commission President will lose some of his austere aura. He gains political footing in exchange, but it will be increasingly up to the new president of the Council to pester national governments to deliver what they've promised. The new deal implies that a figure chosen by the heads of government (as the Commission President is currently) will have more standing to cajole capitals into compliance if he is somehow separate from the Commission bureaucracy. Instead of caving...
...Average number of times kids say they pester their parents for an advertised product before Mom and Dad finally give...
Cuban attends most games, and fans pester him for autographs. At the Mavs' main office, Cuban works at a desk clearly visible to customers by the front door. He posts his e-mail address (mark.cuban@ dallasmavs.com on the scoreboard and answers complaints immediately...