Word: tear
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...hospital, Fretilin supporters living in tents pitched in the grassy courtyards between the wards emerged to taunt westerners living nearby. As the shouting turned into fighting, UN police, New Zealand soldiers and Portuguese Republican National Guard with riot gear and bullet-proof vests raced to the scene. They fired tear gas to disperse rock-throwing youths, who swiftly melted into the maze of alleys between the district's tiny shacks and stalls. Expat Australian Jim Clifford, owner of a pizza shop, was making deliveries on a motorbike. "I drove right through the middle of it. They were fighting at every...
...should model our troop withdrawal on the British pullout from Dunkirk in 1940. Commandeer everything that flies and floats. Do it under cover of smoke and tear gas or fighter escort if necessary. Burn the equipment, but get the soldiers out now. Dunkirk was a defeat for the Brits, but the spirit that emerged from the rescue operation galvanized them for ultimate victory. We might claim some of that spirit by rescuing our soldiers right away. Doug Dix, Bloomfield, Conn...
Almost a week after a Minneapolis bridge unexpectedly collapsed, National Transportation Safety Board investigators are struggling to determine the catastrophe's cause. They are considering factors such as wear and tear, weather, or the weight of a construction project taking place at the time that closed half of the bridge's eight lanes. But within the next decade, engineers hope to have technology in place that will allow the bridges themselves to notify officials when something is out of whack, giving governments the opportunity to fix problems before a disaster occurs...
...swept the countryside, once an LDP stronghold - but it contradicts the beliefs of reform-oriented DPJ members. The party is riddled with such fractures, and many members resent Ozawa, who isn't nicknamed "The Destroyer" because he plays well with others. Ironically, the stress of coping with victory could tear the party apart as competing factions maneuver for newfound power. "I don't think the DPJ can survive this win," says Robert Feldman, chief Japan economist for Morgan Stanley...
...great success for the wrong people? Terrorists may take pride in forcing more and more Western governments to establish a state of strict surveillance. The German Minister of the Interior is about to tear down almost everything that protects the privacy of citizens. Thus terrorists help to make people feel safe but permanently imprisoned. Surely, not a very pleasant way of existence. Hans Gerbig, BATZENHOFEN, GERMANY...