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uproot
verb
To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
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It's no wonder that so many of these uprooted souls chose to uproot themselves again by emigrating to Britain.
"In order to uproot the systemic embedded abuse that has allowed for the creation of such 'black sites' like that of Homan Square as well as police torturers like that of Jon Burge, transparent and persistent investigation is the first step of many," a statement attributed to the group read.
Yemen's army is pushing an offensive to uproot al-Qaida-linked militants from their strongholds in the south.
A group called Take the flour back had publicised plans to uproot the wheat plants at a day of mass action on 27 May and encouraged others to take their own steps to halt the trial.
Mr Sharon says it is to "uproot" Palestinian "terrorists" and the infrastructure that supports them.
Thuggery, as usual The law v the state The distance between them The high price of Nigeria's oil Thabo Mbeki, micro-manager ReprintsMr Barak, unwilling to uproot all the 200,000-odd settlers in the West Bank, wants to annex three blocks of settlements close to the pre-1967 border, leaving some 50 smaller ones inside the Palestinian state.
Entrepreneurs, scientists, tennis players and film stars may be able to uproot themselves in search of lower taxes, but the average worker is still unlikely to become a tax refugee.
But Europeans are far less likely to uproot, both within borders and, especially, across them (see chart).There is an obvious reason for that: Europe's linguistic diversity.
The aim is to uproot the uklad, a supposed network of communist-era spies and their allies in business and the public services that the Kaczynskis blame for all of Poland's wrong turnings since 1989.Screening public figures for connections to the old regime is common in eastern Europe, but the new law has unparalleled scope.
With Canada's economy now in better shape than America's, a few teams may be considering a move in the other direction.The Phoenix Coyotes (pictured in red) are the most likely to uproot themselves.
The chief qualifications for which are a willingness to uproot conventional wisdom, and spend years of your life locked in a room with a ream of paper and a slide rule.
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