However a technical hitch meant only three of the torchbearers were able to light the flame after one of the ice columns failed to appear.
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The smallest spark can light the flame of uprising.
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In the deeper mines the heat can reach 400 Celsius, and men work by the light of a single flame.
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The Olympic flame was briefly hidden from the light of day on 5 June 2012 as it was carried through a labyrinth of natural caves in Northern Ireland.
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She will use a diamond made from crystal glass, which has been on display at the Tower of London from the beginning of May, to light the flame.
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The Light of Hope, formerly known as the Eternal Flame, was given to the people of Bournemouth by the churches of the town.
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This generation is the flame, the light which will keep this country burning bright in the darkness of an uncertain world.
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