Word: quell
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...would work in Shi'ite areas of the country. However, that may be changing. In Musayyib, 40 miles south of Baghdad and not far from the holy city of Karbala, American officers are taking advantage of a network of "concerned citizens" in this predominantly Shi'ite area to help quell violence stemming from both Sunni insurgents and erratic elements of powerful Shi'a militias. Just as in Anbar, it was the tribes that asked the Americans for help...
...from Ludwick, freshman Bret Voith, junior David Tune, and sophomore Thomas Bailey, the Crimson offense struggled to overcome the early deficit. Junior goalkeeper Jay Connolly kept up his defensive rhythm, registering 15 saves after having 10 saves in the earlier game, but it wasn’t enough to quell Pacific’s offensive firepower.HARVARD 14, CAL BAPTIST 13The highlight of the three-day marathon in Stockton, Calif., came when Harvard took on 19th-ranked Cal Baptist. Ludwick scored the game-winner with 50 seconds remaining in overtime, wrapping up a highly competitive game in which goals were exchanged...
...TIME: Your government used what many consider excessive force to quell protests about the elections. Meles: It's very obvious now that the opposition tried to change the outcome of the election by unconstitutional means. We felt we had to clamp down. We detained them and we took them to court. In the process, many people died, including policemen. Many of our friends feel that we overreacted. We feel we did not. There is room for criticism nevertheless it does not change the fact that this process was a forward move towards democracy and not a reversal. Recent developments have...
...Nable's best moves was to persuade Matthew Johns, the former Test five-eighth and now television personality, to play Newtown coach Jack Cooper. Johns is one of those people who can make you laugh just by standing there. Acting, he doesn't always quell the twinkle in his eye but still convinces as the stressed-out, blood-and-guts mentor whose time, like Grub's, is almost up. Johns also has the film's funniest lines, in one scene telling his players in a half-time rant that two of their supposedly rugged team-mates had been off "giving...
...time in Italy when Selva's smug insouciance would have earned him points for Latin style. If so, it's passed. Instead, the episode fueled disgust over the mind-set of Italy's decidedly unservile public servants. Selva, 80, submitted his resignation to the Senate in a bid to quell public outrage. But when the matter was finally put on the legislative calendar on July 17, he announced that he'd changed his mind. Saying that his sin hardly compares with those of Senate colleagues accused of such crimes as bribery and drug dealing, he withdrew his offer...