The internecine fighting, which had been percolating at a slow boil in recent months, seems to have finally reached a tipping point, overwhelming a weak and obviously temporary ceasefire brokered by Egypt.
And very frequently it presents itself as a feeling of overwhelming stress, a feeling that one's problems are beyond dealing with.
These shops can be as overwhelming as a Costco, Old Navy and Home Depot combined.
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However, the clamour from reviewers has become overwhelming for a return to a more familiar PC interface.
These Pinterest-style layouts emphasize visuals, which just makes it easier to browse content in your spare time, and is far less overwhelming than a barrage of status updates.
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For some, the emotion of standing at the site where tradition says the prophet Mohammad gave his last sermon is overwhelming: a Somali woman weeps as she reads prayers.
Many business owners, including Ms. Koletar, view third-party payroll management as necessary because they don't have the time to keep up with all the changes in taxes and other laws, and because the requirements are "overwhelming for a business like ours, " she adds.
The brain has to deal with a large amount of new information, and this would be stressful and overwhelming if only a limited part of the brain were used to handle it.
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In a world where annual inflation is running at a 3% rate (actually more if you think for a moment about your rising healthcare and educational costs), there is an overwhelming demand for a security whose rate of return is a negative real (inflation-adjusted) rate of 3%.
But Bernanke's vision of a "savings glut" overwhelming our economy is a logical impossibility.
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If all of that is a little overwhelming to think about, I have a feeling Amy Jo Martin would encourage you to schedule a time to Ready, Set, Pause.
Changing the constitution would require a vote of two-thirds of the upper and lower houses, as well as overwhelming support in a referendum.
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"We now have leapt up a step to become a space-power nation, " he said, adding that South Korea would use this "overwhelming moment as a strong, dynamic force" to help drive an independent space programme.
The conditions there approach the relentless, overwhelming power of a black hole, which swallows even light.
That still leaves Apple with an overwhelming share of a growth market and most of the profits.
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But once he is in office the overwhelming motivation of a left-of-center President slowly morphs toward getting reelected.
He was clear about what he intended to do and won an overwhelming mandate from a membership hungry to return to power.
"It's all so overwhelming, " a runner told the Boston Globe.
Conservative peer Lord Fowler, former chair of the Communications Select Committee, said he wanted to see the BBC explore more commercial initiatives, suggesting that "there is an overwhelming case for a public-private partnership".
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Ms Teather added that there was overwhelming evidence that a child's development in the first five years' of their life is the single biggest factor influencing their future life chances, health and education attainment.
Liberal Democrats on the council are urging it to use its powers to force the owners to improve the site, citing its own survey which showed overwhelming support for a compulsory purchase order (CPO).
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said the decision flew in the face of overwhelming feedback from a recent consultation that found that the "current system needs tweaking but is broadly fit for purpose".
The overwhelming approval represents a personal victory for Hummel, a Philadelphia-based Airbus captain, who has championed the agreement despite vocal opposition from pilot leaders, often viewed as hardliners opposed to cooperation with management, in Charlotte and Philadelphia.
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It is not a particularly sophisticated website, and many of the fallen stars are from the UK, but it is the curiosity factor that caught my interest here, and the overwhelming attraction of a nice bit of gossip.
But The Washington Post poll from a couple of days ago had a number very similar to that of the poll that they did of voters after the Massachusetts election, and that is that a overwhelming majority wanted to see the effort to reform health care continue.
"While we have never wanted this dispute, it is a disgraceful day for democracy when a court can overrule such an overwhelming decision by employees taken in a secret ballot, " they said.
Richey's parents Graham and Sherry Edwards were granted a similar court order but Ms Elias said it was a struggle as they had to convince a judge there was overwhelming evidence he would not be coming back - a difficult task in the absence of a body.
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So maybe not such a good idea for such an overwhelming endorsement, it appeared, from a rival.
For a lay reader, corporate taxation can be pretty overwhelming stuff, but Marty is a terrific writer and makes the story as accessible as possible.
Some days it was a bit overwhelming, but I was the one who wanted this.
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