How To Use Beleaguer In A Sentence

Later presidents tried to revive it to conjure up domestic support for their beleaguered policies.
The beleaguered prime minister is coming under yet more pressure.
The first was to do some fact-finding, and the second was to lend some support to a beleaguered profession.
The beleaguering mountains smelled a flatlander when they saw one, and hated me right back. A June Defection
We sought to measure the psychic state of freedom, relaxation, and comfort versus that of anxiety, drivenness, and beleaguerment.

In the process the British created their national identity — as the special people of a small, beleaguered island — which compelled them to see their kin, the Americans, as a distinct people barbarized by their savage continent. 1812 and All That: A New Country at War
It was an invitation to his beleaguered opponent, but Hewitt might as well have been meaning the delivery of the championship.
Civilian trap in the beleaguer city has been airlifted to safety.
The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.
Attention, beleaguered savers: Banks across the nation, including Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and Northern Trust Corp., are bumping up rates on longer-term certificates of deposit. CD Rates Start Ticking Up
The edgy, rebellious streak in his character could only be intensified by his somewhat beleaguered isolation in this respect.
You have identified another looming problem for the beleaguered car industry. Times, Sunday Times
The front line of American beleaguerment was to be found at 10,000 on the Dow Jones last week.
It is a sweet and pretty countenance that can become contorted into a Munchian shriek, a child's importunate obstinacy, a beleaguered housewife's exasperation, a hectoring soldier's grimace, or anything else.
Libya has also supported British policy, cutting off oil supplies to the beleaguered regime.
Their real function is to provide feminine comfort and attentiveness to the beleaguered soldiers.
Using outdated words such as "altruists" to represent the forces of evil who would overburden the poor, beleaguered American business community, Rand The Rule of Reason
In the beleaguered town, where almost 40,000 evacuees take refuge, food is scarce, just one rice ball a day, but not the social discipline and courtesies of regular Japanese life. Public order still rules amid devastation in Japan
Seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them.
But it isn't just the nuts and bolts of touring in support of a new album that can be so beleaguering: sometimes it's the talking about it on the phone with strangers.
Far more than the story of one beleaguered farmer, it is a riveting dramatic allegory about human nature and the nature of our society.
The filthy, vermin ridden LIAR, known to one and a few as “Ryan Neat” needs a bit of knowledge re: those “beleaguered Palestinians”. Think Progress » Racism and the Death Penalty
The beleaguered Prime Minister has ordered his ministers to push ahead with the radical moves.
In this atmosphere of fear and beleaguerment the press, with the support of sections of the political establishment, hope to sideline a rational, objective approach towards crime.
In the main, not all minorities are beleaguered and not all non-minorities are privileged.
In this sense the film represents directly the severe repression of its beleaguered central character.
Cuba was beleaguered by the Americans under General Shafter; the forts had been destroyed by Admirals Schley and Sampson; General Linares, in command there, had been wounded and placed _hors de combat_; the large force of Spanish troops within the walls was well armed and munitioned, but being half-starved, the _morale_ of the rank-and-file was at a low ebb, and General Toral, who succeeded General Linares, capitulated. The Philippine Islands
The very time you should stick by your beleaguered spouse is when your loyalty can serve and support him.
The early part of the 1990s, when monarchism dared not speak its name and supporters of the Crown felt as though they were a beleaguered minority, seems like a bygone age.
What resources do beleaguered pastors have, and how can they measure the strength of them? Christianity Today
You have identified another looming problem for the beleaguered car industry. Times, Sunday Times
IN DEPTH: 'Mr. Fixit' Fritz Henderson to steer beleaguered automaker IN DEPTH: The Bottom Line - what you need to know about the economy CBC | Top Stories News
But many stresses that beleaguer us do not fall into these categories.
A similar verse can be found in chapter 9, verse 5 -- which in its snipped, out of context version could read: "fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war. TEXAS FAITH: How can religious leaders keep Fort Hood incident from creating fear, tension and misunderstanding? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com
What's ahead for the beleaguered agency and manned exploration of space in general?
Most policemen felt beleaguered and misunderstood, their isolation further deepened by criticism from politicians and the media.
For every useless mouth in a beleaguered place adds to the difficulties of the defenders and facilitates the task of the besiegers.
There were bottles stashed all over my beleaguered parents' house and garden. Times, Sunday Times
Bappoo went back to the beleaguered Outer Fort while the Killadar slunk back to the hilltop palace above its green-scummed lake. Sharpe's Fortress
Sorrow, Remorse, Indignation, Despair itself, all these like helldogs lie beleaguering the soul of the poor dayworker, as of every man: but he bends himself with free valour against his task, and all these are stilled, all these shrink murmuring far off into their caves. Past and Present
Problems continue to pile up for beleaguered Leeds United manager Peter Reid as the club ended one of the worst weeks in its history with a walloping, a bust-up and bottom place in the Premiership.
The behaviour of this rascally sycophant incensed me so much, that one day, when I was beleaguered by him and his hounds in a farmer's house, where I had found protection, I took aim at him (being an excellent marksman) with a large pebble, which struck out four of his foreteeth, and effectually incapacitated him from doing the office of a clerk. The Adventures of Roderick Random
Acomb had few problems against a beleaguered Huntington, who lost skipper Darren Willis to an ankle injury.
A new book by British psychoanalyst David Tuckett, Minding the Markets, published this month by Palgrave and sponsored by George Soros's Institute for New Economic Thinking, may just give us hope for understanding the bewildering and dangerous large group political phenomena that are beleaguering and paralyzing our country. Dr. Prudence L. Gourguechon: Fantastic Objects, Excited Stories and Dreadful Politics
A couple of weeks later, my students and I ventured into another corner of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, this time to East Baltimore, one of the most beleaguered neighborhoods in that post-industrial city. McKay Jenkins, Ph.D.: Canoes, But No Kayaks: Thoughts on Environmental Studies
The numbers of protesters grew, and the police became increasingly beleaguered. Times, Sunday Times
When I went to interview him three years ago, he was, in the eyes of the outside world, a remote and beleaguered figure.
Feeling grumpy, beleaguered and at the end of your tether? Times, Sunday Times
With shot and ball tearing his topsails and splintering the white oak planks and the tall pine masts, the captain of the beleaguered vessel had no choice by raising the white flag.
You have identified another looming problem for the beleaguered car industry. Times, Sunday Times
The Hillsborough disaster seemed to encourage a period of self-reflection and greater public sympathy for the beleaguered game of soccer.
Interviews with old-timers and vintage footage blend well with gorgeous snowy scenery and soft Gaelic music to paint a flattering picture of this latterly beleaguered resort.
With time added on, England were now going to spend an entire football match in frazzled defence, dropping back ever deeper, the beleaguerment solidified by ever-more paranoid substitutions.
The rebels continue their push towards the beleaguered capital.
To be an encourager, is to be the Holy Spirit's chosen instrument to minister God's grace to his often beleaguered saints.
Vegetarians visit hospital 22% less often than carnivores, so saving £220 a head for the beleaguered health service.
England controlled matters to choreograph the thrusts of their impressive three quarters, Mike Tindall and Perry, who repeatedly cut a swathe through the beleaguered Welsh lines.
Either way, until all schools are created equal, such drastic and sweeping policies will only aggravate the inconsistencies and inequities that already beleaguer our school system. Elizabeth Hampton: Eliminating January Regents Could Hurt Some Schools
THAROOR: But Richard, where haven't we be generous -- look, after the Mumbai attacks, India deliberately chose not to adopt and beleaguer (ph) on military posturing. CNN Transcript May 10, 2009
Chertoff called his beleaguered FEMA chief, Mike Brown, and was told that there were only 1,500 people there. Michael Chertoff: 'What The Hell Is Going On?'
Employees feel increasingly beleaguered and burnt out. Times, Sunday Times
Most of the focus, understandably enough, was on the panel's "admonishment" -- its feeblest form of discipline -- of Charlie Rangel, the beleaguered and likely soon-to-be-former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. RealClearPolitics - Homepage
The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign.
Civilians trapped in the beleaguered city have been airlifted to safety.
He is beleaguered, too, by the memories of his dead wife and his victims.
Far from stifling this beleaguered industry I want to see it have more jobs and higher profits. Times, Sunday Times
That was issued jointly by Mr Morley and the cathedral Dean and Chapter, the body which, headed by the beleaguered dean, runs the minster and employs the organist.
More trouble in store for Andrew Neil at the sadly beleaguered Scotsman.
Less bothered by such contrarieties, my mother threw the occasional charity kalooki night for our beleaguered Israeli cousins, the proceeds from which would not have bought a stamp to send what she had raised. Kalooki Nights
Nowadays, one of the key problems beleaguering Beijing subway construction is the contradiction between station construction and space interval shield construction.
It said that the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, a global economic slowdown and persistently high oil prices would hit the beleaguered industry hard. Times, Sunday Times
This sea change in music distribution is already upon us, and could provide the tonic for the revival of those beleaguered music companies.
This year began with good news for the beleaguered record industry. Times, Sunday Times
‘The more beleaguered he feels, the more he will dig in his heels,’ said a government figure.
It is almost a year since it was announced that the beleaguered vicar would resign as soon as he got a new job.
The beleaguered ones might threaten complaint.
Wikus is a dweebish, office drone in the "Alien Affairs" dept of MNU -- multinational united -- a private corporation, and surprise, surprise, defense contractor that generously offers to take over the maintenance and security of District 9 from the beleaguered government. Will Menaker: District 9
But, as in a beleaguered fortress, all disputes and disagreements stop at the wall. MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices
Employees feel increasingly beleaguered and burnt out. Times, Sunday Times
As long as populations are menaced by banditry, civil war, guerrilla campaigns, and counter-insurgency by beleaguered governments, they cannot be secure.
Watchmen was the first film to reinvigorate the beleaguered genre, and this adaptation of Mark Millar’s revered graphic novel brings the super-hero – sometimes quite literally – kicking and screaming into the modern world, grounding costumed vigilantes in the laws of reality more than any film before and thus making the notion of caped crusaders absolutely enthralling again. Darren says KICK-ASS really does KICK-ASS!!! | Obsessed With Film
Beleaguered and frustrated by doctors who, frustrated themselves, periodically declared her pain psychosomatic, Kamen came to understand the plight of the millions who suffer chronic pain in its many forms. All In My Head: Summary and book reviews of All In My Head by Paula Kamen.
For a long time, the Bald Eagle Protection Act, designed also to protect the beleaguered golden eagle, was not strictly enforced.
This editorial does little to support a beleaguered profession and could cause much more serious damage.
Even a nun from a local convent declined the opportunity to voice support for her beleaguered religious superior.
Somalias beleaguered Transitional Federal Government on Tuesday night sent out an SOS It is calling for the urgent deployment of extra African union troops into the Horn of Africa state. WN.com - Photown News
The beleaguered industry concluded three big deals after a buyout drought of nearly two years. Times, Sunday Times
The beleaguered legal profession demands a little respect.
The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign.
That would do wonders for the beleaguered construction industry. The Sun
Trying to help the beleaguered bee and insect population after last summer's washout we left a section of our grass to grow long this year. Times, Sunday Times
The 150th anniversary of the "Risorgimento" has also received a lukewarm response from the Northern League, a key ally in Mr Berlusconi's beleaguered centre-Right coalition. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
The gossip sheets struck gold last year when they turned up evidence that one Mr. Jon Gosselin, at the time best known as the beleaguered Pennsylvania dad of eight kids on TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8," was cruising Wyomissing area nightspots minus Kate. Reality TV is affecting reality, creating a weird world for gossip writers
BANGKOK - Thailand's beleaguered government insisted it had no plan for an immediate crackdown on protesters despite handing over security operations to the army chief, saying Saturday too many people are camped in central Bangkok to use force. Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News
I now realise that, every day, a cowed and intimidated Guardian publishes story after story in support of Israel, focusing relentlessly upon the beleaguerment of its citizens under the onslaught from Hamas while never carrying anything in favour of the Palestinians, presenting the Middle East entirely through a pro-Israel prism and never even reporting the Palestinian point of view except for a few contemptuous references suggesting that they are always lying. Everything is now illuminated
Presiding over the debate, gently — too gently? — prodding the communion toward acceptance of gay clergy, is Rowan Williams, the brilliant and beleaguered archbishop of Canterbury. The Velvet Reformation
In recent years, the beleaguered couple have been scarce on the social scene.
With the institution of the family so beleaguered, it would be highly desirable for the reigning House to set an example.
Serious troubles continue to beleaguer the operators of the Japanese nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture that was crippled by an earthquake and tsunami. Japan Promises to Shut Down Fukushima Reactors By Year's End
President Bill Clinton paid a two-day visit to Northern Ireland with little expectation of achieving a breakthrough in the beleaguered political process.
The rebels continue their push towards the beleaguered capital.
IN DEPTH: 'Mr. Fixit' Fritz Henderson to steer beleaguered automaker Harper 'disappointed' with new U.S. duty on Canadian softwood lumber Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he is "disappointed" with the decision of the United States to impose 10 per cent duties on some imports of Canadian softwood lumber. CBC | Top Stories News
The fateful day dawned, and still the city was beleaguered on every side, while within its walls the Aztecs were dying of famine and plague.
The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.
I had just started a low-level job at the Village Voice, imagining it would be, even in this beleaguered climate, a bastion of what was left of the Left.
Not only will he not go, but any attempt to dislodge him would certainly cause trouble to erupt in that beleaguered state again.
The last thing beleaguered American consumers need right now is higher prices and shoddier cellphone service," he adds. U.S. files suit to block AT&T merger with T-Mobile
The answer was to pile yet more pressure on the beleaguered bank. Times, Sunday Times
The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.
In such a case one of the first steps taken by men who, in a certain sense, are beleaguered, is to eject from amongst them any of their number who, wielding power, are not deemed heart-whole in their cause. President Lincoln's Coup-D'Etat
In this video from CNN, CBC News reports on a feathered foe beleaguering a local postal worker in a Calgary, Canada neighborhood. Hawk Attacks Postal Worker In Canada, Has To Wear Helmet (VIDEO)
What resources do beleaguered pastors have, and how can they measure the strength of them? Christianity Today
Look up the word beleaguered and you'll find a picture of the Sens 'defence. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
When reinforcements streamed from the heartland of Tavisnane to support beleaguered garrisons, the people of the towns and cities they left behind rose up to reclaim their walls.
May it also help our beleaguered security managers get some real support as the fall begins.
The 27 wads developed into a fairly supportive fellowship, sort of like a beleaguered sports team.
The home fans were singing his name, the team were either playing for their beleaguered boss or their own futures. The Sun
For someone like Jakes, everyone from a beleaguered president in the White House to a malnourished Kenyan boy in a shantytown is tugging at his cuffs. The Preacher
In this way I carried men and animals through our beleaguerment in pretty fair condition, and of the turkeys, chickens, ducks, and eggs sent in for the messes of my officers we often had enough to divide liberally among those at different headquarters. She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories
In the surrounding debris of apartment blocks more militia would be crouched, forming the outer defence ring of the beleaguered stronghold.
Born in 1993 out of a brutal and hard-fought 30-year war with Ethiopia, Eritrean President Isayas Afewerki wasted little time in rewarding his beleaguered nation of five million people with a regime based on violence and oppression. Kathryn Cameron Porter: Eritrea: Africa's Human Rights Black Hole
Most of the focus, understandably enough, was on the panel's "admonishment" - its feeblest form of discipline - of Charlie Rangel, the beleaguered and soon-to-be-former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. LJWorld.com stories: News
Small wonder that, by the time of the Boer War, the pacifists felt like a small and beleaguered minority.
With increasingly unified parties squaring off—a development the founders, who disliked the idea of regularized party competition, never anticipated—even a beleaguered and discredited caucus, if it holds together, will be extremely powerful. Winner-Take-All Politics
Employees feel increasingly beleaguered and burnt out. Times, Sunday Times
There have been seven coup attempts against the beleaguered government.
And it would say that these are the darkest days yet because, in recent times, the beleaguered Griffin has left much of the heavy lifting within the party – the fundraising, admin etc – to his very good friend, the virulent anti-abortionist and Orange lodger Jim Dowson. Diary
Its beleaguered working-class town is never identified, and that lack of rootedness is frustrating. Times, Sunday Times
The beleaguered prime minister is coming under yet more pressure.
This year has been difficult for the beleaguered industry. Times, Sunday Times
But with an ongoing nurses strike that shows no signs of ending, a shambolically run health service, rising inflation and gridlock in every major city, all is not lost for the increasingly beleaguered opposition leader, Enda Kenny. The Irish General Election
But, as in a beleaguered fortress, all disputes and disagreements stop at the wall. MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices
He led us to a table in the all-but-deserted back room, where the reason for his beleaguerment became apparent: a quartet of young Japanese guys who seemed to be laughing at him, at us, and at everything on the menu. The Italian Summer
All highly satisfactory for what has been for too long a beleaguered rugby nation. Times, Sunday Times
As long as populations are menaced by banditry, civil war, guerrilla campaigns, and counter-insurgency by beleaguered governments, they cannot be secure.
With school being such a lifeline for my beleaguered psyche, the long summer vacation presented a uniquely gloomy and purgatorial prospect.
There have been seven coup attempts against the beleaguered government.
IN DEPTH: 'Mr. Fixit' Fritz Henderson to steer beleaguered automaker IN DEPTH: The Bottom Line - what you need to know about the economy CBC | Top Stories News
John Paul II is unlikely to come among us again, and it would be a pity if he had left behind no image so vivid as of his homesickness and his beleaguerment. Cheer Up, John Paul II
The Depression brought a sense of beleaguerment to the American Church as well.
On 26 May, it was decided to evacuate as many troops from Dunkirk so operations were directed to support the beleaguered BEF forces around the town.
More important, though, were his continued and inspired cogitations on the confederation's beleaguered finances.
In that context, it's hard to see how a city takeover would benefit beleaguered students.
Feeling grumpy, beleaguered and at the end of your tether? Times, Sunday Times
There have been seven coup attempts against the beleaguered government.
Their tone was civilised and their message couched in terms that offered their beleaguered leader their support. Times, Sunday Times
PORT-AU-PRINCE—Haitians turned out in large numbers and voted peacefully Sunday as a popular singer and a former first lady vied to be the next president of the beleaguered nation. Haitians Vote in Critical Election
Mr. Fager appears intent to remove the word "beleaguered" from descriptions of his news division, and replacing an outsider, Ms. Couric, with Mr. Pelley could be part of the reconstruction. NYT > Home Page
No self-respecting politician would miss the chance these days to big-note themselves at a major extension of a beleaguered railway system.
At present NASA is committed to the construction of a light spaceplane for carrying astronauts to and from the beleaguered International Space Station - now manned by an emergency crew of two.
Related: In the Los Angeles Times, Queenan considers The Interpreter, The Constant Gardener and Blood Diamond: In each of these movies, beleaguered black folks marooned in forlorn, blood-drenched African nations get to see justice done because of the heroic efforts of some truly fabulous white people. GreenCine Daily: Jumpstart-the-week shorts.
Things thereafter went from bad to worse for the beleaguered opposition. Times, Sunday Times
Most of the focus, understandably enough, was on the panel's "admonishment" -- its feeblest form of discipline -- of Charlie Rangel, the beleaguered and soon-to-be-former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. IndyStar.com Top Stories
Beleaguered Bush aides say they can fight who they're supposed to, Democrats, not fellow Republicans revolting against their leader.
British troops were helping beleaguered United Nations peacekeepers.
At length, our leaders decided to beleaguer the city with siege machines, so that we might enter and worship the Savior at the Holy Sepulcher. De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History » The First Crusade: A short narrative from contemporary sources
All highly satisfactory for what has been for too long a beleaguered rugby nation. Times, Sunday Times
E-mails went unsent and unanswered while the Internet was kept offline to protect the beleaguered system.
Producers of the rival big show in town, "Burning Down the House" immediately dismissed Obama's script as more radical agit- prop dramaturgy, but most independent scribes saw it as an old-fashioned sports melodrama featuring a beleaguered coach giving a locker room halftime speech invoking the spirit of his old friend Sputnik while exhorting the team to pull together and defeat the villainous adversary, Doctor Deficit. Will Durst: Boffo Smash or Miserable Flop?
‘In chess, when a queen is beleaguered, it is sometimes necessary to sacrifice a knight to save the game,’ he told the media.
In a bout of especially bad timing for the beleaguered government, the chaos erupted after domestic terrorists warned tourists this week that they would turn Greece into a "warzone". Greece's national strike threatens chaos for British tourists
When I went to interview him three years ago, he was, in the eyes of the outside world, a remote and beleaguered figure.
The beleaguered prime minister is coming under yet more pressure.
There were bottles stashed all over my beleaguered parents' house and garden. Times, Sunday Times
The loosely confederated empire began to feel beleaguered from East and West, becoming aware of the growing pressure of Teutonism.
President Bill Clinton paid a two-day visit to Northern Ireland with little expectation of achieving a breakthrough in the beleaguered political process.
The beleaguered prime minister is coming under yet more pressure.
Farms were plundered and German settlements beleaguered.
Look, I think doctors feel terribly beleaguered in general about medical negligence litigation.
It avoids some of the diplomatic ploys of the big powers that beleaguer the international mechanisms. Betwa Sharma: Not Enough Justice? Not Enough Courts?
For many beleaguered souls who need a movement to justify a shift in behavior, this kind of book may be something to hold onto that dignifies a shift away from the bottomless pit of materialism. Carol Smaldino: Out in the Cold, On the Inside
It has been another bad week for Britain's beleaguered band of biotech stocks. Times, Sunday Times
The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.
In the surrounding debris of apartment blocks more militia would be crouched, forming the outer defence ring of the beleaguered stronghold.
The beleaguered bank 's parent plans to announce a cost-cutting plan alongside further details of the restructuring in the autumn. Times, Sunday Times
There was no link between Sally's sexual beleaguerment, Hannah's fear of our attic, the Burridge seniors 'drugged sleep, and Helen's optical illusions. Incubus
I now realise that, every day, a cowed and intimidated Guardian publishes story after story in support of Israel, focusing relentlessly upon the beleaguerment of its citizens under the onslaught from Hamas while never carrying anything in favour of the Palestinians, presenting ... On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
The president confirmed he was imposing tariffs to protect beleaguered US producers against cheaper foreign imports.
The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.
In 1924, during the delusive era of "Coolidge Prosperity" when the Republicans ran the incumbent "Silent Cal" and the Democrats a Wall Street lawyer, John W. Davis, the shrinking cadre of surviving beleaguered Progressives lacked a candidate worth voting for. Bernard Weisberger: Onward Wisconsin
The beleaguered and inefficient police service will not solve a minor crime much less for a major one.
A peace treaty has been accepted by the leaders of the beleaguered village.
Those few of us who favored free markets and limited government were a beleaguered minority.
It said that the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, a global economic slowdown and persistently high oil prices would hit the beleaguered industry hard. Times, Sunday Times
Did MacMahon even try to round up support for his beleaguered master?
I was just saying: look, you know, all those areas, you cannot have one person doing it, because they will get beleaguered by it.
The Hillsborough disaster seemed to encourage a period of self-reflection and greater public sympathy for the beleaguered game of soccer.
“Blaming the already beleaguered doctor for being too old or too computerphobic or too conservative is a handy excuse for bad computing,” he says. E-COMMERCE
I've been part of the Mac enthusiast community since the day of the dogcow, and save perhaps for an interval during the mid-90s when it seemed every media article about the company contained the phrase beleaguered Apple Computer, I've never seen so much apprehension and discontent. MyAppleMenu
The beleaguered prime minister is coming under yet more pressure.
But as more and more rebel soldiers assault the extraction zone, the beleaguered marines prepare for a last stand.
At the very least support for racial equality, beleaguered before the vote, is now facing a perfect storm of challenges. Times, Sunday Times
But it will do nothing whatever to fast-track Scottish patients within our unreformed health service or to help our badly beleaguered schools.
The Hillsborough disaster seemed to encourage a period of self-reflection and greater public sympathy for the beleaguered game of soccer.
The beleaguered authority is to discuss the way forward in ridding the city of unwanted homes, which are magnets to vandals, at a meeting next Monday.
Despair itself, all these like helldogs lie beleaguering the soul of the poor dayworker, as of every man: but he bends himself with free valour against his task, and all these are stilled, all these shrink murmuring far off into their caves. Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII.
Not only will he not go, but any attempt to dislodge him would certainly cause trouble to erupt in that beleaguered state again.
Civilian trap in the beleaguer city has been airlifted to safety.
I would listen to the euphonies of life and the sobriety of earth beleaguering me.
Cynical council tax payers are already pillorying beleaguered jobsworths for wasting their cash.

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