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  • The key difference between the blocks illuminated by the election campaign is in their approach to the flared-up financial and economic crisis and Denmark's long-term economic challenges.

    Danes Set to Elect First Female Prime Minister Flemming Emil Hansen 2011

  • I spent the weekend dealing with not only the flared-up ear infection, but also an incipient eye infection.

    Chapter 3 is late: sorry, all…but I’m getting caught up | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit" 2006

  • Step back a bit and you can see just the latest example of an inherently neurotic, very risky dynamic at work, one which has flared-up repeatedly during the nearly 8 years of the Chen Administration, but which really goes back to the Cold War, and the Nixon Administration.

    Nelson Report on Chen's WHO Letter Michael Turton 2007

  • Alexander Graf Lambsdorff was visiting the epicentre of the tribal clashes that have been ongoing for months but have flared-up ahead of the December 27 polls, a common occurrence before elections in the East

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • Superintendent Louis Muller, said the violence flared-up after a taxi-related shooting on Friday.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

  • Feuds between Cork criminal gangs have occasionally flared-up in recent years.

    IrishExaminer.com 2010

  • The 42-year-old mother of four, who could single-handedly prove that 40-something is the new 30ish, has been at the centre of her fair share of flared-up drama, including frequent scraps with fellow housewife Gretchen Rossi, which seems to be ballooning bigger than a pair of double Ds during Season 5, airing in Canada on Jan. 9 on Slice.

    Ottawa Sun 2010

  • The 42-year-old mother of four, who could single-handedly prove that 40-something is the new 30ish, has been at the centre of her fair share of flared-up drama, including frequent scraps with fellow housewife Gretchen Rossi, which seems to be ballooning bigger than a pair of double Ds during Season 5, airing in Canada on Jan. 9 on Slice.

    Winnipeg Sun 2010

  • Hundreds of thousands of civilians were displaced in eastern DRC after fighting flared-up between the CNDP and government forces in August, sparking a humanitarian crisis.

    Mail & Guardian Online 2009

  • Hundreds of thousands of civilians were displaced in eastern DR Congo after fighting flared-up between the CNDP and government forces in August, sparking a humanitarian crisis.

    Channel NewsAsia Front Page News 2009

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