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Repeated attempts by the Somalis to overrun American positions were beaten back with heavy small arms fire accompanied by strafing and rocket fire from helicopters.
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Repeated attempts to withdraw steroids entirely were unsuccessful because increased muscle weakness resulted, as well as fever, malaise, anorexia, anxiety, and an exacerbation of the anemia.
Repeated attempts to open trade were opposed on both commercial and humanitarian grounds, although minor reforms in the 1850s and 60s lowered the prices charged to the natives for " luxuries " like sugar and coffee ; transferred more of the KGH's profits to local communities ; and granted the important Ivigtut cryolite concession to a separate company.
Repeated attempts in mid-west Greenland in the 1980s and the 1990s failed due to the immobility of the herds, which destroyed their forage.
Repeated attempts by the authorities to entrap him using informers such as Hershel Hodesh, Benjamin the Apostate and Lipman Feldman failed.
Repeated attempts to reach a settlement had failed and in October 1952, Mosaddegh declared Britain an enemy, and cut all diplomatic relations.
Repeated attempts were made to remove it from the speech, but Reagan overruled them, wishing to communicate not only with West Berliners but with East Germans on the other side of the wall.
Repeated attempts to negotiate a lower cost failed, and Apple management chafed at paying for a service that had no obviously measurable income.
Repeated attempts to gain an appointment with Rabb were unsuccessful, leading Bigelow to conclude that other measures must be taken.
* Repeated attempts to offer captured British weaponry to de Valera if he would side with the Germans.
Repeated attempts, from the 1950s to the 1980s, by the South Island Local Bodies Association to have the Ministry of Works build the road were made.
Repeated attempts to economize on military expenditure included billeting troops in cities, where they could less easily be kept under military discipline and could more easily extort from civilians.
Repeated attempts will cause the car to be immobilized.
Repeated attempts by James to subdue the fortress by siege failed, and on one occasion Angus's men captured the royal artillery.
Repeated attempts to travel overland were repulsed with heavy casualties, accidents, conflicts with natives, and, above all, disease saw large and well-equipped expeditions got no further than 40 miles ( 60 km ) or so past the western-most rapid, the legendary Cauldron of Hell.
Repeated French assaults were driven back, several attempts to mine the walls were prevented.
Repeated attempts to cross the river was met with fierce resistance by the 5th Armenian Regiment.
Repeated attempts to shut down the campsite have been rebuffed by the Portland City Council, which has guaranteed the community's existence through at least 2010.
Repeated attempts to cross these resulted in sterile offspring.
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Repeated efforts -- beginning with the Missouri Compromise of 1821 -- were made by such master moderates as Clay and Douglas to resolve the difference peacefully by compromise, rather than clear thought and timely action.
* Hans Lauwerier, Fractals: Endlessly Repeated Geometrical Figures, Translated by Sophia Gill-Hoffstadt, Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, 1991.
Repeated stimuli over a period of about 10 seconds eventually lead to sufficient delivery of calcium, and an increase in muscle contraction to normal levels, which can be demonstrated on electromyography by increasing amplitude of repeated compound muscle action potentials.
Repeated and severe instances by a single lawyer or firm can result in eventual disbarment.
Repeated themes include participation in processions of the dead or large feasts, often presided over by a horned male deity or a female divinity who teaches magic and gives prophecies ; and participation in battles against evil spirits, " vampires ", or " witches " to win fertility and prosperity for the community.
Repeated attacks can be prevented by different drugs used to reduce the serum uric acid levels.
Repeated doses of activated carbon may be helpful by absorbing any toxins returned to the gastrointestinal tract following enterohepatic circulation.
Repeated caveats have been added to the Posse Comitatus Act over the years by subsequent legislation.
Repeated dispersal between continents seems to have been important in generating new species in Eurasia, Africa and North America, rather than species arising by radiation once a continent was reached.
Repeated application may be necessary and the eggs could be eaten before they hatch by their natural predators, such as ants or mature green lacewings .</ br >
* Repeated continuously in the 1997 song " Brimful of Asha " by Cornershop
Repeated attacks by 3500 German soldiers were repelled by the 180 Polish soldiers for seven days.
Repeated structural failures of aircraft types occurred in 1954, when 2 de Havilland Comet C1 jet airliners crashed due to decompression caused by metal fatigue, and in 1963-4, when the vertical stabilizer on 4 Boeing B-52 bombers broke off in mid-air.
Repeated attacks by Budyonny's Cossack cavalry broke the Polish – Ukrainian front on 5 June.
Repeated attacks by native Scots failed against the onslaught from the English archers, with losses of up to 12, 000 Scots.
Repeated bursts by a Taser can be lethal as evidenced by the death of the Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski in the Vancouver, BC airport where he died after the RCMP officer, in spite of his training, repeatedly stunned him with a Taser.
* Widespread Parallel Evolution in Sticklebacks by Repeated Fixation of Ectodysplasin Alleles by sciencemag. org
Repeated commands by ground controllers at the Payload Operations Control Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, and maneuvering of Atlantis and its Remote
Repeated demands for the creation of a state for the Annang area have been ignored by the Nigerian authorities, while other areas that do not produce oil have been made states and therefore set up as a unit to receive the oil money.
* Balanced Repeated Replication ( BRR ) – a technique used by statisticians to estimate the variance of a statistical estimator.
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Repeated raids meant that defences were bolstered throughout the island during the 16th century.
Repeated Taliban efforts to occupy Afghanistan's seat at the United Nations and OIC were unsuccessful.
Repeated hat-raising was impractical if heavy helmets or hats with chinstraps ( such as shakos and bearskins ) were worn, so from about 1745 the gesture was stylised to a mere hand movement.
Repeated from Volume 1 was Episode 8B, erroneously labeled as 658, even though it is correct if the A – B designations were disregarded ( 1A – 130A are 521 – 650, 1B – 130B are 651 – 780 ).
Repeated inquiries attempting to analyze his exact experiences were not too successful with the exception of his vivid reference to ' thinking about going up on the tower with a deer rifle and start shooting people '.
Repeated proposals were made in the 1960s and 1970s to upgrade the system to allow larger vessels as far as Rotherham.
Repeated and independent DNA tests confirmed that the remains were the seven members of the Romanov family, and proved that none of the Tsar's four daughters survived the shooting of the Romanov family.
Repeated approaches were made to the British government seeking financial assistance and in late 1846 the company accepted an offer for a £ 236, 000 advance with strict conditions on, and oversight of, future company operations.
Repeated Confederate attacks were repulsed from this concentrated line, most notably in the cedar " Round Forest " salient against the brigade of Col. William B. Hazen.
Repeated efforts were not successful.
Repeated French assaults were driven back.
Repeated surveys verified the line ran true between the posts, and steel bolts were installed at fixed intervals along the line.
Repeated attacks by the Budionny's 1st Cavalry Army eventually broke the Polish Ukrainian front on June 5 and on June 10 Polish armies were retreating along the entire front.
Repeated efforts to ‘ break the Calcutta market ’ and reduce prices by dumping grain on the market failed: the quantities of grain available for intervention were minuscule in relation to the shortage.
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