(1) No one experienced the ordeal of those first few years more acutely than his first wife, Linda.

(2) Those presented might then be put to the ordeal to ascertain their guilt or innocence.

(3) At least the ordeal of yet another defeat was over sooner than expected.

(4) The ordeal of the bereaved families is a sobering reminder to ministers.

(5) The boy, who was conscious throughout the ordeal , suffered fractures to his left leg and a broken nose.

(6) This is the voice of Eamon's sister who dared to speak about the ordeal of her younger brother.

(7) But she said Dr Williams remained in good spirits despite the ordeal of the hearing.

(8) Throughout the ordeal of recent months, Darius has clearly drawn strength from his family.

(9) The ordeal of having to give evidence

(10) Most were more than willing to talk about the ordeal of the last few days.

(11) Staff morale must be sapped by the ordeal of coping with crisis conditions day after day.

(12) The alternative would have been to put their children through the ordeal of a possible court case.

(13) Support from other abuse victims and the police had helped her to cope with the ordeal of the trial, she said.

(14) All but the most ardent rodent fanciers would consider this a highly unpleasant ordeal .

(15) As if the ordeal of a trial were not bad enough, he and Dolores must now face an arguably worse fate.

(16) The judge gave him credit for pleading guilty which spared the girl the ordeal of attending court.

(17) She believes young pupils should not have to go through the ordeal of a formal examination.

(18) As a consequence he forced the families through the ordeal of the trial.

(19) Ordeal by fire

(20) The ordeal of one of the families, the Pancars from Turkey, began seven years before.