In an effort to restore the ecological balance, they flew in planeloads of cats to kill the rats. ❋ Unknown (2002)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy - now facing his own, self-provoked May '68 remix in the streets over his pension reform - tried to seduce (once again) the National Front by expelling planeloads of Romanian gypsies. ❋ Pepe Escobar (2010)
"Carlos" summons an era when demands were met, terrorists were negotiated with, asylum was granted, buses were provided to the tarmac and planeloads of hostages were flown from Algiers or Tripoli or Beirut almost as often as they were asked, coffee, tea or me? ❋ Hank Stuever (2010)
On Tuesday, France sent two planeloads of medical equipment and staff to the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, which is controlled by rebels. ❋ Unknown (2011)
We stayed away even after the hopeful rush caused by the 1979 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, when planeloads of Egyptian-Jewish expats began to make return trips, quietly visiting their former homes and neighborhoods. ❋ Lucette Lagnado (2011)
If there's trouble, get in line or online early to rebook or find a hotel room before planeloads of other people. ❋ Scott McCartney (2011)
Thus the city to which these planeloads of Brits traveled "still resembled the imperial capital of the ancient Middle Kingdom," and though the new rulers had plans to eradicate many vestiges of what they regarded as its corrupt past, that process had scarcely begun in 1954, permitting the visitors to see a country and culture that have now almost, if not entirely, disappeared. ❋ Post (2011)
Donovan did not have an exact count of how many Kuomintang soldiers were hidden in the jungle—he had been given estimates ranging from 1,200 to 20,000—but he now had the miserable job of flying out the bandits in planeloads of several dozen to several hundred. ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)
In a city that Israeli Gen. Moshe Dayan coveted as a strategic prize, overlooking the Straits of Tiran at the juncture of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, thousands of Egyptians now earned a living catering to planeloads of European and American vacationers. ❋ Janine Zacharia (2011)
In France, Prime Minister Francois Fillon announced that two planeloads of French doctors, nurses and medical supplies were en route to the rebel-held city of Benghazi on Monday in what he described as "the beginning of a massive humanitarian support operation to the populations of liberated territory" in Libya. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Some among the several planeloads of Britons who embarked from Heathrow that summer had more compelling reasons for going than others. ❋ Raymond Zhong (2011)
The Turkish leader was accompanied by half a dozen cabinet ministers and two planeloads of businessmen and journalists. ❋ Marc Champion (2011)
But of the 18 planeloads from Qatar, only five were sent through this NTC-approved channel, say people familiar with the situation. ❋ Sam Dagher (2011)