The expellees would otherwise become a potential social and political powderkeg, the source of 'political and economic' unrest.
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The brewery is going through a reorganisation, and part of the reorganisation will involve the re-equipping of thekeg-filling operation.
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If we block this prospect, we shall be storing up a powderkeg.
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We are sitting on a powderkegof outdated nuclear installations.
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I beg them not to ignite the powderkegthat is smouldering in the countryside.
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Those two problems form a double powderkegin the region.
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As we have heard, we are discussing one of the potential powder kegs of the world today.
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When an endeavour was made to draw off the whisky from thekeg, it was found that there was water coming out.
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One of these, namely that for thekegand drum trade, was set up during the last 18 months.
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It is intended to stop the importation of foreign kegs of iron and steel at ridiculously low prices.
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Whisky is stored in special kegs for years.
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I understand that this firm is engaged in thekegand drum trade.
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Is there not a £9 profit on everykegthat is brewed, which means excess profits for the breweries?
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Not so long ago, akegof what purported to be whisky was purchased by an innkeeper in my constituency.
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Whoever denies this might well be the one to light the fuse to the powderkeg.
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