Israel, in its 2006 retaliation against Hezbollah, and the all-out war with Lebanon that followed.
But by launching the equivalent of all-out war, the SEC has dragged itself into the debate.
But even Major Qetrani seems loth to wage all-out war against Colonel Qaddafi's forces.
In an all-out war, the Taliban were driven from villages, with fatalities on both sides.
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Rather than fight battles singly, he prefers all-out war on what he sees as unreason.
The hope is that the Kim family is not desperate enough to risk all-out war.
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Non-governmental commerce has so far seen nationalistic skirmishes, but nothing close to all-out war.
He could charm a Streisand, Springsteen, Joel or Jagger, or launch an all-out war against Paul Simon .
Instead, within days of taking office he mobilized the Mexican military for an all-out war against the drug cartels.
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And last April, Sudan and South Sudan slipped close to all-out war in series of air and ground exchanges.
Fighting in recent weeks has raised fears of a return to all-out war.
However, Amazon is expected to launch an all-out war on the tablet market by releasing three new Kindle Fires.
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For decades now, even when Hezbollah and Israel are not engaged in all-out war, they seem to always be sparring.
The group also urged the killing of Western embassy workers in the region as part of an "all-out war on crusaders".
Berlin and Cuba were the hair triggers that so nearly brought the United States and the Soviet Union to all-out war.
While Facebook and Google aren't in an all-out war, what start as Silicon Valley border skirmishes can often lead to bigger battles.
Looking forward to 1999, Mr Annan forecast all-out war in both Iraq and Kosovo unless all sides abided by their commitments.
This means the risk of North Korea starting an all-out war is quite small, although there is always the possibility of miscalculation.
Twice before it has gone badly wrong, and last year even led to fears of all-out war between the two nuclear powers.
Soon after the split, tensions between the old foes escalated over outstanding issues, coming close to an all-out war in April.
In the 1960s, the Pentagon looked for a secure way to keep its lines of communication going in the event of all-out war.
So while things could get a lot worse in this dispute, both sides are keen to move back from the prospect of all-out war.
North Korea warned today that the continuing military exercise by the U.S. and South Korea in Yellow Sea could lead to all-out war any time.
Irving's hawkishness, or of liberal reluctance to prosecute an all-out war?
The two countries came close to all-out war over border disputes last year, and have since agreed to set up a buffer zone along the border.
Only intense international pressure kept India and Pakistan from all-out war after an attack on an army camp near Jammu on 14 May left 32 people dead.
The shuffle clearly signalled all-out war: the party bosses were hoping to plant the government flag in the heart of the territory that Mr Savimbi once held.
At the same time, the president is waging an all-out war against Romney to win over middle income voters who, at the moment, are really enamored with Obama.
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Prime Minister David Cameron promised an "all-out war on gangs and gang culture" following the riots which took hold of many English cities including London, Manchester and Liverpool.
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