ransackings

The fighting has displaced tens of thousands of villagers, terrorised by artillery bombardments, but also fearing the rapes and ransackings which go hand in hand with warfare in the region.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

After taking a mostly unguided tour through the premises, greatly diminished since its glory days by the ransackings of too many unsupervised "Open Houses," we sat and talked for close to three hours.

90 Years of EEEE 2006

After taking a mostly unguided tour through the premises, greatly diminished since its glory days by the ransackings of too many unsupervised "Open Houses," we sat and talked for close to three hours.

Archive 2006-11-19 2006

That was the one below the first reported thefts and ransackings.

The Fuzzy Papers Piper, H. Beam 1962

I have what you gave Captain Lansky last night; he's tabulated all the reports and complaints on this wave of ransackings and petty thefts.

The Fuzzy Papers Piper, H. Beam 1962

So he told her of the ransackings and of the murder at Carlstead.

The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale William Morris 1865

Long have ye dwelt in peace, and it is years on years now since any foeman hath fallen on the Dale: but, as ye will bear in mind, last autumn were there ransackings in the Dale and amidst of the Shepherds after the manner of deeds of war; and it troubleth us that none can say who wrought these ill deeds.

The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale William Morris 1865

But Face-of-god pondered these matters in his mind, for such ransackings there had been none of in late years; and he said to himself that his friends of the Mountain must have other folk, of which the Dalesmen knew nought, whose gear they could lift, or how could they live in that place.

The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale William Morris 1865

Merkel spoke to the visiting leaders in Berlin of a darker anniversary, of the night when Jews suffered nationwide Nazi campaign of beatings and ransackings on November 9, 1938.

The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

In Chile on Monday, he said the opposition groups had embarked on "ransackings, attempted robbery, terrorist acts and actions aimed at cutting gas pipelines."

Top Stories - Google News 2008