It is the loss of that early power that torments Muslim hearts and minds, producing anger, humiliation and eventually the vengeance of al-Qaeda.

ECONOMIST: Arab conquests

The problem of waste disposal, which torments and troubles the municipalities and administrations of the major cities of the world, will vanish by overnight.

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Such familiar figures as a messed-up clown (John Malkovich) and a hyper-rational man of science (Donald Pleasence) either suffer the torments of love or try to find the root of evil.

NEWYORKER: Shadows and Fog

For more than 90 days until they were picked up, they were blown about the Pacific, enduring the torments of thirst, hunger and hallucination, drinking their own urine and finally succumbing to cannibalism.

ECONOMIST: The cannibalism of the sea

Cleg's torments flow from Spider's fateful misperceptions.

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But passengers may face other torments.

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