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And if in 1863 The Times was not alone in ingeminating peace, no other paper went so far as to assail the Poles with downright abuse.
In 1820 Scott, with other prominent Tories, secretly financed the new Tory journal the Beacon, whose aim was to assail radical Whiggism.
Only then would the Assault Transports assail the station with their mere 250 Marines.
The sea does not split, nor does the earth swallow up the terrorists who assail us every day.
Before I was locked down, 3 troublemakers entered my cell and commenced to verbally assail my ailing celly.
Although the open admissions policy was weakened, its critics continued to assail it.
They approached warily, as though the food might leap up and assail their gullets violently.
That would have afforded him a good perch from which to assail the government.
It means that one does not fade out of the picture when troubles assail one's friend.
We hear the Liberals assail this bill as being discriminatory and having the hidden agenda of exclusion, but will they defeat it?
But when people are not here, especially, I think it's a basic courtesy, basic fairness, that we not assail their professional reputations.
Finally, how not to transport visitors into a souk where 1000 and colors, scents assail you?
A kind of fear began to assail governments, including all North American governments, with the result that we started to act differently.
However, I should like to stress that we, the Commission, take seriously the fears which assail many people when they think about enlargement.
If drought continues to assail the region, food scarcity will almost certainly continue to cause widespread malnutrition.
Hidden and bypassed infantry strong points were to conceal themselves and assail the flanks and rear of the German forces to further slow the German advance.
Why take risks, when the very name of the opera secures sold-out performances, assuming the critics don't assail it, or the conservative crowds don't shun it?
Politics seems to assail Carvalho, forcing him to take up former cudgels and defend his corner.
His soldierly demeanor stood him good stead in civilian life when vicissitudes would assail him.
The only group that it was okay to assail, she says, was liberals.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Then there were the doubts as to the proper party to assail, and all passed too rapidly to admit of consultation or preconcert.
It was the crest of the ridge, not the round top, that Lee wished to assail.
But at this moment the dying light of the fire showed him the aguaras advancing in a dense body to assail the ramada.
He was as impatient to assail his task and beat off the encumbering weight.
The darts of calamity may assail her on every side, but she is invulnerable to them all.
The onus probandi is with those who assail a teaching which is, and has long been, in possession.
It was lucky that the Dervishes did not harass the communications, or assail akasha before it was fortified.
Any combatant might unhelm himself, and until his helmet was replaced, none could assail him.
They must be the effects of pathological processes due to a variety of pathogenetic influences which assail the circulation.
Her innocence had kept her in ignorance of the dangers that might assail a young girl of her age.
So the Pygmies resolved to set aside all foolish punctilios, and assail their antagonist at once.
The instant my father was dead creditors seemed to spring up out of the ground, and to assail us en masse.
Could they find a swashbuckler willing to assail the present incumbent?
Konarski was the first who ventured publicly to assail the liberum veto.
If you assail me by the brain, I may attack you at the heart!
The crew were enjoined to assail him with insulting mockery.
The partizans of abolition could assail the system at its foundation.
With this purpose he inspired Hector son of Priam, who was cager enough already, to assail the ships.
Never would she cease to assail it until the Union was indissoluble.
At the turret we could assail Hahn, and replace him with Snap.
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