persecute

torture

Esimerkkilauseet

There are reports of torture.

Torture is on the increase.

It is nothing less than legal torture.

His death is evidence of torture in that country.

We expressed our concern about disappearances, arbitrary arrests and torture.

knead

oppress

strain

Esimerkkilauseet

I saw that strain in her report as well.

I believe that the current situation is putting untold emotional and psychological strain on farmers.

This aggravates the long - term strain on the pension systems.

Vaccination is only effective against the targeted strain and for a limited period only.

We are facing an extremely virulent strain and the environmental conditions lead us to fear the worst.

push

Esimerkkilauseet

That could push energy prices down.

9329 5 %, mainly to push down inflationary trends.

They spout their poison and then push off.

Let us not push things to the limit.

23756 It will inevitably push individual companies over the edge.

bewitch

tease

worry

Esimerkkilauseet

Do not worry, it is meaningless.

My worry is about cross - contamination.

In this respect, two facts worry us.

That will help many consumers and worry none.

However, my worry remains with the players' associations.

burden

Esimerkkilauseet

How we might move from   'burden shifting'   towards   'burden sharing'  .

Firstly, the burden of proof.

That is quite a burden for business.

Asylum - seekers are not a burden but a responsibility.

Germany has a higher than average tax burden.

ail

afflict

assail

be the matter with

bother

Esimerkkilauseet

Many of the questions which bother the people affected have yet to be answered.

torment

distress

Esimerkkilauseet

Europe can provide this aid, and it must play its part in alleviating this terrible distress.

We have done too little to alleviate the pain and distress of these children and their families.

The unspeakable excesses of some people are often a sign of some distress which must also be put right.

We cannot forget nations that are in distress: our duty is to support them to the best of our ability.

haunt

Esimerkkilauseet

19572 You can tell people stories, but sooner or later, your fudging and lies will come back to haunt you.

hinder

Esimerkkilauseet

More regulation in the employment field will hinder job creation.

And false demagoguery will only hinder the resolution of such a serious problem.

Discussion of this subject now can only hinder the process of convergence.

Above all we can hinder that process by a failure of imagination and by self - absorption.

Instead of helping artists, this will hinder them, and there will be fewer small firms left in business.

infest

annoy

disarrange

disarray

Esimerkkilauseet

When progress that is not properly controlled acquires its own dynamic, it generates fear and disarray.

disturb

Esimerkkilauseet

I simply want to refute that our sole aim would be to disturb proceedings.

You do so as if you were taking care not to disturb anyone.

It is not our wish to disturb what has been achieved in the integration process in past decades.

embarrass

encumber

hamper

Esimerkkilauseet

Anything lower would seriously hamper budding artists.

Several bottlenecks hamper the development of short sea shipping.

hassle

interfere with

Esimerkkilauseet

I regret the attempt to cling on to quotas and to interfere with trade in that way.

That much we are all agreed upon, and we should not interfere with that base.

interrupt

Esimerkkilauseet

I do not understand why colleagues are trying to interrupt me.

There is no shortage of fossil fuel and only political interference can interrupt the supplies.

Young people are having to interrupt their training and are facing an uncertain future.

It must be obliged to interrupt the procedure in order to guarantee the safety of the ship and crew.

irritate

perturb

trouble

Esimerkkilauseet

As the rapporteur points out, even lawyers have trouble.

Cyprus will have no trouble adjusting to the acquis communautaire.

It is therefore possible to see why renationalisation would spell trouble.

There are various reasons as to why countries have trouble transposing this legislation.

Governments held to democratic account generally take more trouble over the welfare of their people.

bedevil

bedevilled

dog

Esimerkkilauseet

At present, capital is like a dog off its leash.

We keep trying to persuade the dog to go hunting.

The surprise was that the dog was there and did not bark.

dog on

faze

harass

harry

inconvenience

Esimerkkilauseet

I would like to make this extreme inconvenience known.

Transparency ought not to be perceived as an inconvenience for the administration.

molest

pester

possess

Esimerkkilauseet

We do not possess such information.

In both cases it is perfectly justified to possess these holdings.

The only problem is that it does not even possess buckets with which to draw water.

The airlines possess the necessary facilities and qualified staff at their home airport.

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