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If Obama said nothing or was plainly indifferent, gay-rights activists might be irked but would not be quite so disappointed.

But what irked him wasn't a green graveyard at the bottom of the hill. It was that other ghost out of his childhood.

AIG particularly irked me, but had it gone under as the largest insurance company, the world may well have been thrown into a depression.

It irked him that she had thought of it first.

After Preliminary medical check ups today, David Jacob's doctor said he was irked but physically in very good condition.

In the early 1960s Lovelock came up with a radical proposal that irked the rest of the folks on the NASA probe team.

But I am very confused, was that feeling love? Because when someone irked you my heart ached.

He irked shareholders, borrowers and staff alike by interrupting the flow of money to self-dealing governments or tainted projects.

The demand that the report be cut clearly irked the bank.

Beijing was particularly irked by her offer to have Washington 'facilitate' such initiatives.

The Japanese government is irked by the airline's decision to run a test flight over some disputed islands.

His appearance before cameras while the meeting was still under way irked the White House.

But India and Pakistan have each been irked when the U. S. made big-ticket weapons sales or transfers to the other.

The move to push ahead with drilling has irked breakaway Turkish Cypriots in the northern sector of this divided island.

The Miami Heat superstar may have irked the players union or commissioner David Stern, but he deserves credit for being honest.

Moscow has been irked by proposed EU rules on energy that it believes discriminate against Gazprom, the Russian natural gas group.

Mr. Paulson was also irked that Wall Street saw him -- former CEO of Goldman Sachs -- as someone who would always ride to their rescue.

Mr Putin seemed more irked by what he called the "foolish" extradition bid than by the substance of the case.

The lack of clarity has caused confusion and irked some industry bigwigs, in particular Google.

Col. Graham says he irked officials at a British aviation museum , who were showing off their Concorde, which could top Mach 2 .

Urban citizens benefit from the hukou system, but those who migrate between cities are also irked by it.

The move irked a number of small vendors who argue that it disproportionally hurts them.

But while providing flexibility, the increased use of security contractors is controversial and has irked some host governments.

For now, many Chinese consumers are irked by rising prices for everyday necessities.

The city council's failure to take action on the legislation irked the community.

His plan to force banks to offer a loan moratorium to small firms has irked Hirohisa Fujii, the finance minister, and rattled markets.

Predictably, the query irked many in the room, including White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

This latest example of China's naval assertiveness has irked defence officials in India and Vietnam.

Traditionally portrayed as China's stalwart anti-West partner on the world stage, Mr. Putin irked Beijing this time more than ever.

What irked many about the downtime was the lack of communication from the development team.

Apparently, Weinstein had irked Beijing by buying Chinese movies but not distributing them.

Zip your lips. Ca fantastic't you see they're irked?

For now, many Chinese consumersare irked by rising prices for everyday necessities.

Ms Merkel's leftward tilt has irked liberals among CDU supporters.

Which brings us back to Carol Bartz, the now irked ex-CEO of Yahoo.

Finally, irked by its persistence, you frown.

Pronounced like and has asimilar meaning to "irked" .

And it is not just Texans who are irked by NASA's seemingly bizarre decision.

The Chinese were irked by this use of "cold war vocabulary" .

IRKED by outsiders' condescension, Mississippi put out some state-boosting advertisements last year.

I want to leave the school where I am teaching now because the old-fashioned teaching method has irked me.

Mr Bush authorised a new national space policy in August last year that irked the Chinese.

Mr Bush authorised a new national space policy in August last year that irked[4] the Chinese.

There was the tiff over the Senkaku Islands, which irked Japan;

well , actually , i am a little bit irked , now thatyou mention it