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Mr Putin, who dislikes making radical decisions, seems to want to sit it out and leave it to his aides to defuse the tension.
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Either way, this did nothing to defuse the tension in Kenya.
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Woo tries to defuse the tension by offering something for everyone: gospel and traditional music, an integrated pastoral staff, "down-home" preaching and a more refined sermon at times.
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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) North Korea on Thursday demanded the withdrawal of U.N. sanctions and the end of U.S.-South Korea military drills as conditions for resuming talks meant to defuse tension on the Korean Peninsula.
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Gordon Brown is particularly keen to defuse that tension, not least because the first national strike is planned to coincide with his announcement of the Government's spending plans.
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Last week, the Indian government announced a range of measures designed to defuse tension in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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It will take strong institutions at both the national and international levels to satisfy competing demands and defuse tension when it arises, such as over proposals for shale gas extraction, mass irrigation or dam construction.
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