Ideals are quickly overwhelmed in the carnage of the battlefield.
Appearing before the select committee on Tuesday, Dr Michael Ashenden said he believed the IAAF was "overwhelmed" by the scale of the problem in the middle of the last decade and had been struggling to catch up ever since.
One of the memories Gabriela Dow has from when she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer at age 35 is standing in the middle of the grocery store, overwhelmed by the decision of which foods to buy.
I was right in the middle of the overwhelm.
I've been advised to start the rides early as the temperatures in the middle of summer can quickly become overwhelming.
When you're an introvert, there are days when life overwhelms you and you are too exhausted to put yourself in the middle of a chaotic scene.
If you introduce the new kitty to the family in the middle of a hectic environment, such as the holiday season, the cat will be overwhelmed by the sounds and smells of all of the different visitors.
Feet Get in the Way In the middle of a seated musical performance at a top venue, my wife and I were overwhelmed by the rank odor of feet.
I remember standing in the middle of a crowded street in London, surrounded by all the things I'd forgotten the existence of, suddenly overwhelmed by them.
In the middle of nowhere.
