By comparison, power plants typically take several minutes to respond to instability on the power grid.

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They get their initial power and instability from the difference in temperature between the very hot Sahara air and the substantially cooler air along the coast of the Gulf of Guinea.

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Janata Dal's latest problems reflect the inherent instability of the coalition, which came to power in May last year under Gujral's predecessor, H.

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All the same, the proportional system for choosing a quarter of the seats, which allowed so many of those midgets to get into the last parliament, is still untouched, storing up instability for a time when the balance of power between the big blocks once again becomes more delicate.

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Mr Meles' death has sparked concern of instability in Ethiopia, as rival factions compete for power, analysts say.

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