"This is not some gentle wake-up call - it's the same global alarm that's been screaming at us since 2008, " said Hannah Stoddart, Oxfam's head of economic justice policy, regarding the FAO data.

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It will be interesting to see if the rowdy elements in the notorious West Stand heed his words - there is nothing wrong with some gentle and humorous "Aussie baiting" which, after all, is what we get whenever we go to Australia.

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Already, Turkey's gentle realignment has carried some costs, most obviously to its relations with Israel.

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All that may be required at this point, is the gentle hand of clarity reinforced by some succinct elucidation.

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"A polar bear was on his way home from the Alps after doing some shooting for some advertising and was really gentle actually, " Heitman said.

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Strains of some enchanting melody sweep through the cavernous hall as a gentle breeze bothers the musty curtains.

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The Geneva-based body is also giving gentle encouragement to those companies that have already started trying to close some of the more scandalous gaps.

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He ate dutifully, but without affect, as if some inner computer chip were responsible for the opening and closing of his lips and the gentle modulations of his throat.

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