Blackmailing threats of resignation indicate a weakness which is arunningsorealready and will develop into a festering boil.
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All that time it has been an open and arunningsore.
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I wish to raise the question of the large number of deserters because it is arunningsorein some respects.
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That vast theatre of war would have become arunningsore.
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I fear that this issue will be arunningsorein those relations if we cannot have such a debate and clear the matter up.
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We would love to accede to their requests, if only we did not have thatrunningsoreof £300,000 per annum to deal with.
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The argument is that, if one takes these issues seriously, one deals with the problem rather than having arunningsore.
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I refer to victimised miners—an issue that is still arunningsoreafter 17 years.
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There is no question that bad housing is arunningsore, which is devitalising millions of our people.
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It may open up arunningsorewhich will take many years to heal.
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Only in this way can thisrunningsorein the body of international society he healed.
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To patch up thisrunningsorein our midst, please!
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It could go on like arunningsore.
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I also agree that the problem of land has become arunningsoreand a scandal.
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The question is arunningsoreand something will have to be done if we are to arrive at a reasonable solution.
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