Voorbeelden uit tekstcorpus voor broken reed
1. It turned out the Federal Emergency Management Agency was a broken reed.
2. They knew, as his lack of response to the air assault proved, that the WMD threat was empty, that Saddam, their former ally, was a broken reed.
3. "It was a pretty strong ride here, a lot of shaking but nothing broken," Reed told The Associated Press in a phone interview from his home.
4. That same "broken reed" who obtained an agreement to stop the terror attacks from Hamas is getting a document from Hamas prisoners that affords a chance, perhaps a last chance, for a two–state solution.
5. Pictures fell off the walls of Reed‘s house, but the mayor said there was no major damage there. It was a pretty strong ride here, a lot of shaking but nothing broken,‘‘ Reed told The Associated Press in a phone interview. I‘ve talked to a few people, and we have no reports of injuries or damage.