In turn, the potential drama is further intensified because the institution is personified by Jamie Dimon.

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Grachev's disdain for Secretary Perry -- and the American administration he represents -- could only have been further intensified by the Bakeresque concessions proferred in the face of such a wholesale rebuff.

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The situation intensified further in November 2010 after Jeh Johnson briefed five top White House officials about the findings of the so-called Comprehensive Review Working Group (CRWG) - a Pentagon task force on the gays-in-the-military issue that he co-chaired.

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The increased threat of further conflict in the Middle East intensified the push, adding to late gains on Thursday made after an extra batch of Iranian missile tests and more tub-thumping rhetoric.

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