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  • Assailed by demons, each thought escape from the strain of management was the only solution: proof, if it were needed, of the unhappiness that can afflict even the most illustrious and capable football men when perspective breaks down.

    Reign of King Kenny II as Liverpool go back for their future | Paul Hayward 2011

  • More European Banks Slash Jobs The Source: UBS Assailed From All Quarters After his arrival in February 2009, Mr. Grübel sought to restore UBS's investment bank to its former glory, setting out an ambitious target of 20 billion francs in annual investment-banking revenue by 2014.

    UBS Is Forced to Scale Back Deborah Ball 2011

  • Assailed 24/7 by an odious trash celebrity culture which glorifies dross like John Terry and countless other ill-educated, violent, adulterous football millionaires?

    How Did It Come To This? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • Assailed from various sides for its subjectivity, this apparent weakness was in fact the topic's strength.

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  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Rights Group Assailed for Analyst\'s Nazi Collection - NYTimes. com'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'The group, Human Rights Watch, had initially thrown its full support behind the analyst, Marc Garlasco, when the news of his hobby came out last week.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Rights Group Assailed for Analyst's Nazi Collection - NYTimes.com 2009

  • Assailed by Soviet forces and lacking support, it was forced to retreat.

    Sealing Their Fate David Downing 2009

  • Assailed by doubt and despair, we discarded sentimental ideas about an ever-improving world and hardened our responses to the crumbling scene about us.

    After The War: The Victories At Home 2008

  • “Huge overseas naval”: “Hawaiian Position Assailed,” NYT, January 17, 1941.

    Human Smoke Nicholson Baker 2008

  • For Medicare but Assailed A pilot program to audit Medicare claims filed by hospitals and others in three states recouped nearly $250 million last year but is drawing fire from health-care providers as it prepares to go national over the coming year.

    Auditors Recoup Millions 2008

  • Assailed by a danger so imminent, firmer courage than that of the Lord Keeper might have given way.

    The Bride of Lammermoor 2008

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