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Frictions among the different factions in the alliance against Col.
Discord Riddles Libyan Factions Charles Levinson 2011
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Frictions among rebel fighters aligned with president-elect Alassane Ouattara have slowed an advance in Abidjan and are complicating efforts to dislodge Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo.
What's News 2011
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Frictions within the ruling party have generated further strains.
Violence Presages Nigeria Poll Will Connors 2011
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Frictions and differences are hardly avoidable in our economic and trade interactions.
Obama friendly but firm as Xi Jinping visits the White House 2012
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NOBEL-WINNING ECONOMISTS BY ITALY'S LAKE ISEO Robert Engle (2003 winner), Christopher Pissarides (2010) and James Mirrlees (1996) will speak on "An Era of Macro and Micro Frictions"—issues facing asset managers, the labor market and younger generations.
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DEL BARCO: Frictions between Gates's police department and the community led up to the event that marked the end of his career in 1992.
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Capital Crowds Obama-Business Frictions Loom Chertoff Sees No Threat on Historic Day In 2004, President George W. Bush solicited money from individuals, lobbyists, businesses and political action committees, and limited donations to $250,000 each.
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More Friction Frictions between the two countries began to worsen long before Mr. Obama took office.
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Frictions do arise especially in a summer of looming recession, where many locals do not feel rich enough or secure enough to travel abroad themselves.
Those Damn Europeans Are Taking Over New York - The Consumerist 2008
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Frictions Worsen Efforts to resolve the problem caused greater friction.
Making It in China Andrew R. Thomas 2008
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