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Will the long-dreaded day of reckoning for Chinese development finally arrive because of environmental disaster?
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Friday's protest in Tunis, the seaside capital, started at the long-dreaded Interior Ministry then moved to Ghannouchi's offices.
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We know the finale focuses on the long-dreaded sacrifice ritual, which means more than one character's life is at stake.
Exclusive Vampire Diaries First Look: The Season Finale Is on Fire! 2011
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The war would likely have ended very shortly without it or a bloody American invasion planned for months later, largely because of the Soviets finally declaring war on Japan -- an event long-dreaded by Japanese leaders.
Greg Mitchell: The Day After: Why Hiroshima Matters Today Greg Mitchell 2011
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The second line marks the "downgrade apocalypse" we'd been hearing about for months - the long-dreaded downgrade, a moment we were told would lead to a plunge in the stock market.
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Will the long-dreaded day of reckoning for Chinese development finally arrive because of environmental disaster?
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The second line marks the "downgrade apocalypse" we'd been hearing about for months - the long-dreaded downgrade, a moment we were told would lead to a plunge in the stock market.
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The war would likely have ended very shortly without it (or a bloody American invasion planned for months later), largely because of the Soviets finally declaring war on Japan -- an event long-dreaded by Japanese leaders.
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BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military is on track to draw down to 50,000 troops in Iraq by the end of the summer, but it now faces the long-dreaded prospect that its exit could coincide with a power vacuum similar to the one that drove the country to civil war in 2006.
Despite political uncertainties in Iraq, U.S. sticking with drawdown plan 2010
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BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military is on track to draw down to 50,000 troops in Iraq by the end of the summer, but it now faces the long-dreaded prospect that its exit could coincide with a power vacuum similar to the one that drove the country to civil war in 2006.
Despite political uncertainties in Iraq, U.S. sticking with drawdown plan 2010
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