President Obama was overwhelmed as well, when he attempted to comfort the nation.
Retail stock brokerage firms, which had been besieged by customers seeking a piece of Facebook, were overwhelmed as well.
Still, coming close to self-criticism for someone who has typically blamed the United States or Mexican lawmakers for what goes wrong, Mr. Calderón said he would have shored up state and local police forces that were now overwhelmed as well as hobbled by inexperience, lack of training, incompetence and corruption.
Fahd Ahmed, legal policy director for DRUM, declared himself overwhelmed as well.
They are being overwhelmed by well-armed gangs, international drug traffickers and systemic corruption.
He would be overwhelmed by well-wishers, autograph hunters and celebrity seekers, and inevitably there would also be the opportunity for some nutcase to do him harm.
However, if vaccinated military personnel were to encounter a massive dose of anthrax, such as might be encountered on a battlefield, even a sensitized immune system can be overwhelmed; a well-fitting mask with fine-grain filters is necessary to provide protection in such instances.
Controlling dengue outbreaks is resource intensive and large outbreaks may overwhelm even well established and efficient control mechanisms [ 7].
This is a dream – it's obviously what every writer wants, and I'm overwhelmed by how well it's going.
Juraj Toto Meneghello, an officer in Napoleon's army, retired there (Napoleon, of course, ended up on an island as well), overwhelmed by the beauty of the place, and his descendants still own much of the island.
