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This tactic has often been used in Iran to frighten prominent people, without stoking more public anger by detaining them directly.

It has come as an act of defiance towards the United States, further stoking regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May.

The day was stoking up. Some of the public were fanning themselves with newspapers, and there was a constant rustle of crumpled paper.

This makes it great for low-intensity activity where oxygen has plenty of time to course round the body, stoking fat-burning processes.

It is possible that its leaders decided that a lower-key affair a few weeks later might avoid stoking the neighbours' suspicions.

Though the bank initially cut interest rates from 5. 75% to 5%, it has not reduced them further for fear of stoking inflation.

The utility model relates to a carbon fiber outer sleeve for a stoking head of a stoking machine.

No wonder Microsoft is stoking fears that the commission plans to go on an antitrust rampage.

He was stoking up as if this meal was going to be his last.

Bush also used images of the Iraqi team in his advertisements, stoking the anger of many players were against U. S occupation.

China raised energy prices across the board last night in a major policy shift that risks stoking the country's already high inflation.

The possible sale by France to Russia of up to four Mistral-class assault ships, at up to $750m each, is stoking fear and mistrust.

Agreements between regulators and a bank's management and board are not made public to avoid stoking investors' fears.

ONE way Sri Lanka's government has bolstered its support among the country's ethnic-Sinhalese majority is by stoking anti-Western feelings.

Inventories are emptying and will have to be restocked , stoking demand .

Find out who has been stoking up the discontents among the public.

But they are selected poorly and with the specific intent of creating panic, fostering resentment and stoking xenophobia.

Expansion in neighbouring countries, mainly Germany, is now stoking Polish growth, forecast at around 4% this year and next.

But the long gold rally also is stoking fears of a bubble.

But today Mr Assad sent a different message, offering little in the way of change, but stoking the fear of what might replace him.

Sure, everyone from former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan to your friends and neighbors played a role in stoking this casino culture.

And for as long as the economy continues to blaze, it is metallurgical coal imports that will be stoking the furnace.

And where is the point in stoking up fear of China if Americans cannot agree on what to do about it?

Dmitry Medvedev, the president, said Mr Putin's languagewas "unacceptable" and risked stoking a "clash of civilisations" .

They have also become more wary of lending to Portugal and Spain, stoking fears of toppled dominoes along the euro-zone's weak perimeter.

But what about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the vast "government sponsored enterprises" that were instrumental in stoking the subprime boom?

Among these is the apparent Chinese stoking of the unresolved territorial disputes that led to the 1962 war.

Stoking India's unfulfilled ambition will only fuel the sense that the UN's most senior body fails to represent the world as it is.

And price controls, while effective in the short term, encourage consumption and supply shortages in the medium-term, stoking inflation.

Stoking the liberal side of this debate is Congress's failure to make progress on health-care reform.

The launch of the device in early May drew a sell-out crowd, quickly stoking a secondary market of highly-organized scalpers.

The swelling military presence of China and uncertainties surrounding a leadership transition in North Korea are stoking concerns.

The drought's effects have spilled across China's borders, stoking tensions with neighbors and prompting scientific debate.

Though the shelling has stopped, any ceasefire remains fragile as long as nationalists in both countries keep stoking the dispute.

Surging prices for raw materials have been stoking rising fears of inflation in recent months.

Rising prices for oil and other commodities are stoking inflation pressures, putting the Fed in a difficult position.

Now technology is cutting costs and stoking competition, eroding the Westerners' advantages.

Third, France's overt campaign for a smaller, more exclusive inner core is stoking the fears of Britain and some others.

Higher inflation for too long risks creating permanently higher expectations and stoking future booms.

In turn, the prices China pays for those commodities would rise, thus stoking so-called " imported inflation" , said Guo.

Outside parties can play a role in stoking up such struggles (and supplying arms), as Iran has done in Iraq and Syria has done in Lebanon.

Mathilda: (stoking her stomach) In my stomach. It's all warm. I always had a knot there and now. . . it's gone.

The top-notch rating played a key role in stoking the excesses of the credit bubble.

Senior Indian officials from India's ruling Congress party accuse Shiv Sena of stoking the rallies for political gain.

Worsening economic troubles are stoking fears that societal discontent is growing.

Supply worries are stoking up concerns in Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer, where production has been crippled by unrest.

Are excessively large reserves stoking domestic inflation?

The Americans involved said they had no intention of stoking a violent reaction.

Governments' resistance to increasing spending partly has been spurred by fears of stoking inflation.

It weakens their perceived commitments to price stability, while stoking their own inflation.

The warning comes as crude oil prices are trading near their record high of $112 a barrel, stoking inflation in many countries.

Yet strong growth in emerging economies is stoking commodity-price inflation.

It is keeping its distance for fear of dirtying itself by lending to governments and, perhaps, stoking inflation.

Critics say it could lead to the imposition of punitive tariffs on a vast swath of Chinese imports, stoking a trade war.

In the Middle East, a defiant Iran is stoking the insurgency in Iraq (and possibly also in Afghanistan).

Vancouver's soaring prices have gotten attention back in China, stoking fresh interest.

But to Israeli military men who run Areas B and C, Mr Fayyad's actions risk stoking another intifada.

Their cheating is harming their own consumers and stoking up protectionism abroad.

It also takes a hard line against any private company suspected of stoking inflation.

Unsurprisingly, this is stoking a contagious sense of fear.

But most importantly, like stoking a fire, we must constantly add more fuel to keep the fire vigorous.

It is essential to sustain demand and return to growth without stoking up another credit bubble.

Their failure to pay sufficient attention to corporate governance and accounting is stoking a confidence crisis.

He has been stoking up discontent among the voters.

But all the new spending is stoking inflation.

The girl flirted with other men, stoking her boy friend's jealousy.

Soaring oil and food prices are stoking inflation.

Many are intervening to stop the appreciation trend and some believe this is further stoking global inflation.

But rising exports are stoking a recovery.

The government accepted the plan in principle, once again stoking opposition.

You can see the house eating money if you go down to the cellars and the boiler room and watch Jack Hennessy stoking the boiler with coke.

A weak zloty is stoking inflation.

That is stoking journalism training in far-flung places, in many shapes and sizes.

They can do this without stoking inflation by allowing the renminbi to rise significantly.

Here there is only one thing he can do and that is to make houses more expensive by stoking demand.

Consumer prices surged 4. 4% year-on-year in October, a 25-month high, stoking inflation fears.

It also hopes that by stoking security fears in South Korea it can drive a wedge between it and its American ally.

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