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Meanings of beset by in English

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Usage of beset by in English
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News reports detail a recovery beset by delays, bureaucracy, and political friction.
Radio NZ
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Italy is beset by growing joblessness as the economic crisis bites hard.
Reuters
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Iran's centrifuge-based enrichment programme is rather primitive and beset by technical problems.
The Guardian
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The Kennedy family, an American political dynasty, has been beset by tragedy.
Radio NZ
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It provides evidence of yet another banking culture beset by corrupt behaviour.
Reuters
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Furthermore, he was beset by all the cranks and beggars in Christendom.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume II, Part 1: 1886-1900
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Shaved In his hunger, he was continually beset by visions of food.
The Irish Times
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Last month's presidential poll has been beset by widespread allegations of fraud.
Reuters
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The house of the Senor Administrador was beset by spies, no doubt.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
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Each one of the little group was beset by taunts and temptations.
The History of the Telephone
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The books of every library are beset by dangers and by enemies.
A Book for All Readers / An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Pres...
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But she was too beset by sudden worries to consider his feelings.
Quicksilver
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The trial's progress has been slow, beset by strikes and procedural wrangling.
The Guardian
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The rebel groups, though, are also divided and beset by factional infighting.
Reuters
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But as the hours passed she was beset by a consuming anxiety.
Mavericks
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The A400M program, meanwhile, has been beset by glitches and cost overruns.
Reuters
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Australia
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