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I meant no harm by my remark, but she flared up at me as though I had insulted her.

He began examining nearby galaxies with a 10-inch refractor to see whether any stars had flared up.

If it was just a first date, an old relationship might have flared up or the guy might have met someone that he'd rather date.

Meanwhile, we continued to go to Dr. Weiss, sometimes two or three times a week when the inflammation flared up.

The ethnic violence flared up at a difficult moment, as supporters of the former regime were trying to regain power.

Mr. Liu's injury was an old one that his coaches had controlled for several years but that suddenly flared up again on Saturday.

At first the dry sticks caught fire then a firm house nearby it flared up in the wind.

The hateful faces of the Czar's officers flared up in heR mind.

This was done, and a flame flared up but it was outshone by the fire from the altar.

Andy: The boss is being unreasonable! He flared up at me, making a mountain out of molehill!

The enemy bomber flared up when it was hit by antiaircraft artillery.

It is the first downgrade warning for one of the stronger European economies since the Greek debt crisis flared up this spring.

And they eventually got their pound of flesh, when the situation flared up and I had the Bible quoted at me.

He flared up at me, making a mountain out of molehill.

Violent fighting flared up in the area yesterday.

The flames flared up again, and lighted up the delighted and careworn faces of the crowd around it.

And of course that plant that they were allergic to, the arm flared up.

What intrigued the researchers about this gamma ray burst is that it flared up four times over a period of four hours.

The quarrel flared up between them.

This attack could've ended badly for us, but we inflicted a devastating hit upon the foremost tank and it flared up like a flaming torch.

The debate has flared up ahead of a conference on organ donation that will be held in the Vatican in November.

The dispute flared up four years ago, when China began unilaterally drilling in one of the fields.

Your father flared up because you had made a mess of his study.

As they talked back and forth, communication problems flared up.

His anger reached such a pitch that he flared up soon.

The forest fires, which were regarded yesterday as almost under control, flared up again during the night.

Tensions flared up again last May over the disputed waters of the South China Sea.

Maria had been leading 3-2 in the deciding third set against Zheng Jie when the problem flared up and she called for the trainer.

The issue of separatist sentiments in French-speaking Quebec flared up again in 1990 with the failure of the Meech Lake Accord.

don't speak to me like that! " she flared up. "

A new dispute has flared up over the EU's plans to tax carbon emissions on flights to and from Europe.

But fears have flared up again as heavily indebted countries like Ireland and Greece continue to struggle.

Father flared up at his son as he did poorly in the exam.

She flared up at the sight of her son smoking.

eg. (1)She flared up at the sight of her husband walking with another woman.

Thus it is that the great mediaeval controversy over universals has flared up anew in the modern philosophy of mathematics.

The fire flared up as the paper caught on.

The fire flared up as I put more logs onto it.

The fighting flared up last Saturday with heavy losses on both sides.

His anger flared up when his motives were questioned.

He flared up at me.

The fire flared up again and then died.

The minute he mentioned her name, she flared up again.

Hurt by their impolite words , he flared up .

Late at night, my stomach trouble flared up again.

News Corp. shares rose 5. 5% Tuesday to $15. 79 on the Nasdaq, but have fallen 13% since the scandal flared up two weeks ago.

she flared up, shouting at Geoffrey.

The infection in Bedell's wounds flared up.

The price of Brent crude jumped 15% as Libya's violence flared up, reaching $120 a barrel on February 24th.

Bob flared up when we were talking about Mary and John's marriage.

All the old hatred for their former enemy flared up.

Mary flared up when Jim angered her.

The mayor flared up at the reporter's remark.

Inflation has recently flared up, but at 3% in February it is tame; the post-war high, reached in 1975, was 27%.

They include Bangladesh (where the armed forces took over last year), Sri Lanka (whose civil war flared up) and the Philippines.

The house flared up into flames.

Mary's temper flared up.

the flames flared up at that instant , and alpatitch saw in the bright light his young masters pale and worn face.

After two sleepless nights of hard work, my brother's heart trouble flared up.

when he was accused of stealing , he flared up

Mr. Gray's arthritis flared up sometimes