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Bahrain is the only Arab state so far in the oil-rich Persian Gulf beset by unrest amid protests across much of the rest of the Mideast.

He may be beset by ethical problems, whether over campaign finance or Whitewater indictments, even conceivably of his wife.

After a period of time has been beset by years of many symptoms I had not been repeated.

Beset by accusations of graft, it may soon have to eject a dodgy-looking coalition ally, a Tamil party thumped in a state election in May.

News headlines since the start of this year make the point very clear. This is a world beset by one global crisis after another.

In the context of an industry in precipitous decline, beset by a campaign of sabotage and a crisis in funding, this might seem a detail.

Beset by scandal, battered in a regional poll and split in an important state, Congress's leaders are out of sorts.

From the White House, I drove two miles into north Washington, to a neighborhood beset by poverty, unemployment, drugs, and crime.

Turning e-commerce into a community of "friends" has been critical in a country beset by a lack of trust.

Beset by cost cuts and layoffs, corporate bosses at all levels now share more of these stress-inducing conditions.

Buck was beset by three huskies , and in a trice his head and shoulders were ripped and slashed.

And on top of that, its hollow head is filled with brains. The fool, beset by ignorance, thinks it beautiful.

Less than a decade ago, Germany was a bumbling behemoth beset by chronic unemployment and pathetic growth.

Although more racially balanced than other parties, it has been beset by leadership struggles and the lack of a clear identity.

With public colleges beset by budget cuts, for-profit colleges offer an opportunity for people who are down and out to get ahead.

Now with Sony beset by problems, TCL has itself turned into a prime example of how going abroad could turn into a nightmare.

Venezuela is beset by a weak economy, high rates of violent crime, lofty inflation and a creaky electric supply.

Though beset by myriad disagreements, yoko dantai have long defined themselves by their adherence to a few central tenets.

To attain such seniority in a nation beset by high infant mortality, curable diseases, AIDS and poverty is an accomplishment.

The long, upward road to sustainability is beset by difficult challenges, most notably a dire need for education.

Yet until quite recently the notion that Germany would be beset by the global downturn seemed unthinkable.

The Blazers have been beset by so many injuries this season that the NBA granted the team an exemption to carry 16 players on its roster.

By then, Austrian economics had become a minority movement among US economists, who were beset by heresy hunting.

We were beset by the enemy.

The cabinet has come under intense pressure over its leadership of rescue efforts, which have been beset by technical problems and delays.

No such expectations have been voiced in Durban, where climate negotiations seem beset by political complacency and the prospect of failure.

S. troop strength in Iraq and has drawn criticism for his planning for a post-war transition which is beset by continuing violence.

Starved of investment and beset by rebellion in the Niger Delta oil region, the country is pumping at barely two-thirds of its capacity.

But his new term in office is likely to be beset by difficulties on many fronts.

In Egypt, protesters, often lacking in numbers, are occasionally beset by divisions between secular and religious activists.

Western Liaoning borders the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with the frail ecology constantly beset by droughts.

With so many major sports beset by scandal, backing athletes from small sports can be a safer bet.

However, they have been beset by financial difficulties with the promise of long-term funding failing to materialise.

Guards are needed to escort a shipment of silvered weapons to a community beset by lycanthropes.

Here, we see teenagers as helpless victims beset by raging hormones and believe parents should protect them from urges they cannot control.

Six of the world's biggest mining and steel companies have converged on a mineral-rich corner of west Africa once beset by civil war.

Despite the ratification of the New START treaty at the end of 2010, Congress is beset by partisanship, even in petty matters.

Beset by scarce credit, falling asset prices and costly food, developed-country households are hardly well-equipped to foot the oil bill.

At the end of the cold war America was beset by economic anxieties and wary of military power.

Both marine and freshwater fisheries are beset by a number of very serious human impacts.

Beset by rising gas prices and Middle Eastern turmoil, Mr. Obama, like other presidents, decried the nation's dependence on foreign oil.

In the view of army commanders, China remains beset by enmity and hazards and is the target of military belligerence, not its initiator.

China's high-speed railways have been expanding at a frantic pace and at great cost, but have recently been beset by technical problems.

Despite the help, plenty of Western farmers have been beset by poverty.

Some have argued that introducing genocide will further entangle a process already beset by delays and confusion.

If one village was really beset by some serious disease problems, would they tend to evolve towards higher disgust settings?

So in Bangkok, suggest take underground or empty iron, need not suffer the traffic jam, also need not worry beset by extortion.

If you find yourself handcuffed in a dream this shows that you will be beset by enemies.

One-quarter of the nation's household assets sit in the postal system, which has been beset by on-off privatisation plans.

Upon entering Shimrra's throne room, they were beset by over a dozen deadly Slayers.

The issue: South Africa has been beset by labor strikes that many worried would threaten the construction of facilities for the World Cup.

The grouping is beset by many of the policy conflicts and tensions that have paralysed the Doha round.

A world of radically increased interdependence found itself beset by one global crisis after another.

In this messy, lopsided world beset by so much turmoil, that is a prize worth fighting for, in health and multiple other sectors.

Ever since the first slave revolt by Haitians in 1791, the country has been beset by abuses caused from within and without.

Throughout the decade, one emerging economy after another was beset by crisis, beginning with Mexico's in 1994.

The first is currently under construction in Finland, although the project has been beset by significant cost over-runs and delays.

Myanmar remains beset by grinding poverty and economic dysfunction.

The professional league is beset by match-fixing scandals and falling attendance.

From last season's strong core Xabi Alonso has left, part of Mascherano is elsewhere and Torres and Gerrard are beset by injury.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il turns 69 today, his country beset by international sanctions, livestock disease and the aftermath of floods.

Ukraine, meanwhile, has been beset by political turbulence, with the country split on Nato membership.

Some have argued that introducing genocide will further entangle aprocess already beset by delays and confusion.

It shows a Japan that remains visibly beset by large-scale threats that strike without warning.

Fast-growing Phoenix, beset by dirty air, targets construction in cleanup plan.

Beset by private labels, new ads invoke a heritage of safety, trust, and performance.

Kenya itself has long been beset by bad governance, corruption and tribalism.

Will we live in a world beset by rising rates of morbidity and mortality and ravaged by increasing disparity and inequality?

After the battle, the Horde ships make their way back to Orgrimmar but are beset by powerful, unnatural storms.

She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.

That line has been beset by reliability problems since its opening, with a series of delays caused by power failures.

The Complaints Department was beset by angry customers.

Lending beset by inertia But then things stopped getting better.

Our lands are beset by conflict, but it shall be we who decide how best to protect our people, not you! Now begone !

This is extremely encouraging in a world beset by one global crisis after another.

UCAR's science and education efforts, he says, are just what a planet beset by tornadoes, flooding, and tsunamisneeds.

The country is beset by chronic and dangerous weaknesses.

But this time it is beset by problems, and Mr McCain has not proved that he knows how to deal with them.

The party is beset by internal conflict.

We were beset by mosquitoes in the swamp.

A princess Iocked in a tower and beset by a dragon.

But the European effort was beset by ambivalence at its core.

Our public revenue is beset by two major problems.

Yet unfortunately, as always during Pakistan's bouts of civilian rule, the government has been beset by feuding.

It is beset by constant competing tensions.

We were beset by enemies.

Every April I am beset by the same concern--that spring might not occur this year.

In the swamp the army was beset by mosquitoes.

The fox was beset by hunters and hounds.

Some may wonder why Bosnia would want to join a club beset by crisis.

Our troops was beset by enemy fire.

Japan's economy has been in decline since the early 1990's and recently has been beset by deflation.

But the plane's rollout has been beset by delays.

They are beset by some grim news. Growth is slowing, though in China's case that helps cool an overheated economy.

He was beset by doubts.

They are beset by doubts and fears.

I was beset by mosquitoes.

The PNW export program has been beset by weakened wheat exports and slower corn exports as compared to last year.

IN 2009, when the American economy was beset by recession, interest in MBA programmes hit a record high.

The project has been beset by delays since Tullow bought Heritage Oil's 50 per cent stake in Lake Albert for $1. 45bn in July last year.

he seems to be beset by random neural firings

Rio's colourful carnival provides a brief respite in a city increasingly beset by violent crime

The condition of being surrounded or beset by something:

being beset by technical hitches

Our lands are beset by conflict,