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In front of her was the spectre of the Thenardier; behind her all the phantoms of the night and of the forest.

The spectre of a return to widespread Palestinian suicide-bombings and a third intifada looms. That would be a disaster.

The spectre of racism on Sunday again raised its head at the Circuit de Catalunya, more than a year after last winter's incident.

Now, for the first time, the spectre of a one-term presidency has begun to hover menacingly over France's current leader, Nicolas Sarkozy.

Such connections raise the spectre of a concerted Islamist threat against Nigeria, a close ally of America and a large oil exporter.

But now, after a landmark ruling by the American Supreme Court, the spectre of a blunderbuss of liability suits may have receded.

Wholesale hukou reform is an alarming prospect for officials, raising the spectre of an expensive and uncontrollable surge to the cities.

By switching to a neutral reserve currency before the spectre of inflation raises its head, their hard-earned savings would be protected.

Experts say the spectre of a rapidly moving price has attracted the attention of hedge funds seeking to make a short-term speculative buck.

The move raised the spectre of default in the Middle East's trading hub just as early signs of economic recovery have emerged.

To many non-scientists, Dolly's cloning raised the spectre of human cloning. The Pope promptly called for a worldwide ban on human cloning.

The dollar has weakened sharply, raising the spectre of the complete collapse that bears have been predicting for years.

Krugman is not the first person to raise the spectre of climate change denial being an actionable crime.

Older advice managers are talking of a return to the early 1990s, others raise the spectre of the early 1980s.

What she wants is unknown, but she always comes back, the spectre of darkness, the woman in black, ' the scary rhyme concludes.

The extraordinary decision by the European Central Bank to purchase government bonds raises the spectre of inflation.

Only by stimulating domestic demand can the spectre of a world-wide depression be removed.

Investors who buy sovereign credit default swaps against the spectre of French or Italian default are wasting their money.

More fundamentally, Dubai's wobble raised the spectre of a sovereign default.

By reducing the spectre of massive government debt, it would lift private confidence and unlock spending.

MEN today are haunted by the "spectre of a coming gender apocalypse"

The revision to certain parts of Renren's prospectus last week raised the spectre of risk.

The law changed while I was at university, but the spectre of earlier intolerance cast a long shadow over my life.

The spectre of inflation hit agricultural markets after the US government slashed key crop forecasts and warned of shortfalls in key grains.

She warned: "The demise of antibacterial drug discovery brings the spectre of untreatable infections. "

The reactions of some western countries to successive currency and energy disorders has resurrected the spectre of their former policy.

Whenever biology meets behaviour the spectre of social Darwinism and eugenics looms menacingly in the background.

The unprecedented explosion of the US fiscal deficit raises the spectre of high future inflation.

The Russian government has been deeply anxious about the spectre of social unrest spreading across the country.

Acid rain from coal-fired power plants is reducing agricultural yields, raising the spectre of increased rural unrest.

There is no denying that the spectre of unemployment and want is constantly haunting them.

The spectre of sovereign default, therefore, has returned to the rich world.

Turkey's latest threat to clobber the rebels in their haven in northern Iraq has again raised the spectre of regional war.

The spectre of eugenics, which reached its culmination in Nazi Germany, haunts both politicians and public.

Environmentalists raise the spectre of Central Asia's Aral Sea, all but drained by Soviet irrigation projects.

That makes sense: easy divorce raised the spectre of being dumped once hubby had spent your money and acquired his law degree.

Worries about credit quality and the spectre of rising inflation caused a "sharp about face" in fixed-income fund flows, said EPFR.

However, the spectre of deflation has still to be banished.

Margin calls have proliferated and spread to stock markets in the US and Europe, raising the spectre of renewed panic.

America's retail sales fell in March. And dark shadows are looming, particularly the spectre of deflation.

The spectre of unemploymentwas always on his mind.

Unemployment is at the highest level in six years and the spectre of deflation has re-emerged.

In other countries, fiscal stimulants are raising the spectre of "bridges to nowhere" .

His appearance there could raise the spectre of north-south divisions and the continuation of violence.

The spectre of official protests against the rear diffusers of three 2009-spec cars on Monday grew ever larger.

Recent terrorist incidents have raised the spectre of external shocks.

THE spectre of Vietnam has been buried forever in the desert sands of the Arabian peninsula.

And dark shadows are looming, particularly the spectre of deflation.

The spectre of faculty shortage continues to haunt business schools.

That plainly raises the spectre of political intervention.

In recent weeks, a growing chorus of official voices has raised the spectre of unrest.

The six-day war is not over. Today, it brings the spectre of al-Qaida in Gaza.

The spectre of inflation has rattled investors.

But the spectre of the moribund Doha round of trade talks haunts the minds of some.

But it is in the paint that Americans see the spectre of their own 19th-century capitalism.

Now facing the spectre of hoarding and export bans, governments must find a way to work together, writes Alex Evans .

Finally, what about the spectre of "debt deflation" ?

Perhaps most important, the gangs raise the spectre of sectarian war, as seen in Iraq or Lebanon.

The spectre of group, robs a tomb behind them.

The Fed's hands are largely tied because of the vulnerable dollar and the spectre of inflation.

But the spectre of inflation has now galvanised the government on the currency.

Meanwhile, fears of over tightening and a house price bubble in China raise the spectre of a spluttering of the world's main growth engine.

But there is also the spectre of political risk.

Besides, the spectre of inflation is hovering, and bricks and mortar serve as an ideal hedge; hence Hong Kong's own sky-high prices.

But the spectre of Hong Kong is back.

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