The chemical attack in Douma had been the final stroke in a prolonged bombardment aimed at crushing the rebellion in eastern Ghouta, the last stronghold near Damascus of rebels fighting Assad's regime.
- Also last fall, University of Montana football coach Bobby Hauck (who has since accepted a job at UNLV) threw a prolonged temper tantrum aimed directly at The Montana Kaimin, the school's student newspaper.
In the second game of the season, Wisniewski aimed a prolonged vulgar gesture at Avery, and was given a two-game suspension by the N.H.L.
"But this wise decision by President-elect Trump validates what we've long known and said ― that the Veterans Health Administration is on the right track despite a prolonged, concerted smear campaign aimed at dismantling and privatizing veterans care.
Based on that alliance, Andronikos III gained control of Macedonia but his success made Michael Shishman, who aimed at a prolonged conflict within the Byzantine Empire, enter into negotiations with Andronikos II, offering military support in exchange for money and the cession of some border lands.
Taiwan's central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate on Sunday, adding to a series of cuts in the United States, Europe and Asia aimed at preventing a prolonged global recession.
We conducted an observational cohort study aimed at developing a prolonged MV predictive scoring system for severe sepsis and septic shock.
The long-term liquidity rules, aimed at dealing with a prolonged downturn, may never see the light of day.
The object of a prolonged endeavor.
Introduction of BAC directly to the polymer matrix leads to a very rapid release (Fig. 6, curve 1), which is undesirable since our aim is to create materials with a prolonged effect.
In this trial, a prolonged regimen (21/28 d) of temozolomide was studied with the aim of overcoming O6-methylguanine methyltransferase (MGMT) mediated resistance.
