Though undermanned, Border Patrol and Coast Guard officials try to disrupt the smuggling trips before they begin.

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Sure, the Pac-12 game is a mismatch thanks to sanctions against USC that put an undermanned UCLA team in the game.

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Even Calvin Leung, head of the anti-piracy department, admits he is undermanned.

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His return brings stability to the position for the undermanned Yankees, who are already down several key players with the start of the season just a few weeks away.

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The undermanned Bulls were forced to lean on reserves like Nate Robinson to trump the star power of the Nets, who have big names like point guard Deron Williams and swingman Joe Johnson.

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It was the British decision to transfer control over Latrun - with its command over the road below - to the Jordan Legion, that all but guaranteed the fall of Jerusalem by preventing reinforcements from aiding its undermanned defenders.

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