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American intermarriage rates a century ago, however, were much more similar to those in violently strife-torn, religiously divided Northern Ireland.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Sweeney expected that her son Derrik, at least, would now be leaving the strife-torn country as Powers had warned that the students pictures had been displayed all over local news media and it might not be safe to stay.
Egypt: elections on as protests continue - Thursday 24 November 2011
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ISLAMABAD—A car bomb explosion near a military intelligence agency in eastern Pakistan killed at least 20 people Tuesday, the latest in a new wave of militant attacks in the strife-torn Muslim nation.
Car Bomb Kills 20 in Eastern Pakistan Zahid Hussain 2011
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A force of around 80 marines are said to be on board a naval support ship, RFA Fort Victoria, close to the strife-torn Arab state, the BBC reported on Monday night.
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But it needs solving, as Cassandra-like observers not just of Afghanistan but of other strife-torn nations that cause international strategic concern, are having to highlight now.
David Tereshchuk: Post-war Withdrawal Quandaries Challenge Media Analysis David Tereshchuk 2011
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As Christians, we know that the peace for which this strife-torn land yearns has a name: Jesus Christ.
Pope in the Holy Land: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre 2009
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Both rivals have also backed armed groups inside strife-torn Somalia.
Attack Stirs Ethiopia, Eritrea Tensions Solomon Moore 2012
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But it needs solving, as Cassandra-like observers not just of Afghanistan but of other strife-torn nations that cause international strategic concern, are having to highlight now.
David Tereshchuk: Post-war Withdrawal Quandaries Challenge Media Analysis David Tereshchuk 2011
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Relations with Israel are being tested as well, including Washington's ability to protect a close ally now increasingly isolated in a strife-torn region.
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But it needs solving, as Cassandra-like observers not just of Afghanistan but of other strife-torn nations that cause international strategic concern, are having to highlight now.
David Tereshchuk: Post-war Withdrawal Quandaries Challenge Media Analysis David Tereshchuk 2011
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