The rebels were repelled after two hours of fierce fighting, a Malian army official said.
What became known as the Easterlin Paradox has been the subject of fierce dispute ever since.
In 2004, one could easily feel the heat of fierce competition between eBay EachNet and Taobao.
So imagine a business in the midst of fierce competition with production deadlines, new initiatives, etc.
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Americans' puritanical work ethic seems to have been rewarded by a decade of fierce economic growth.
These data traveled along the Web and became points of fierce debate on message boards and blogs.
The idea has gone nowhere, at least in part because of fierce opposition from the tax software industry.
There's a large hole in the wall of their living room, the result of fierce fighting one night during the war.
In a separate development on Saturday, there have been reports of fierce fighting in the northern province of Faryab.
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But the rival parties have yet to make a reconciliation agreement stick, after nearly two years of fierce division.
British officials, however, point to Kosovo, where it took more than two months of fierce bombing to dislodge the Serbs.
After two years in France, he joined Barcelona as they began trying to match the glamour of fierce rivals Real Madrid's "Galacticos".
From the start, Motown was a place of fierce competition and collaboration.
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Last month, rebels took control of the strategic Taftanaz military air base in north-western Syria after weeks of fierce fighting with government forces.
And whereas piercings can easily be removed, there's a certain level of fierce commitment that comes with injecting dark ink directly into your face.
America has always been a combination of fierce individualism, but also a sense of community, the sense that we're looking out for one another.
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Most residents have abandoned Sirte after a month of fierce battles.
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What happened next remains the subject of fierce controversy in Romania.
Maryhelen Kincaid, land use chairwoman of the East Columbia Neighborhood Association, was a touch surprised at the relative lack of fierce resistance against the development.
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The NLA's Commander Shpati said his men completely controlled Matejce, the focus of fierce fighting at the weekend, and were once more occupying the village of Vaksince.
But while it has dominated domestically in recent years, helped by the downfall of fierce rival Glasgow Rangers, success in Europe has been more difficult to achieve.
Around him stood an entourage of fierce-looking, dark-skinned barefoot men in similar attire, each with a sword or dagger bound to his waist by a gold-encrusted belt.
The company has cultivated a large audience of fierce loyalists--from nomadic outlaw bikers to leather-clad senior executives--who all share a passion for its classic American motorbikes and merchandise.
Even the notoriously apolitical Apple weighed in on the measure, retaining the lobbying firm of Fierce, Isakowitz and Blalock in Washington, DC to cozy up to Congress.
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In his first few months, he will need determination to pare, sell and shut down bits of his empire, quite possibly in the face of fierce internal opposition.
The product of fierce debate and enduring compromise, our Nation's Constitution has guided our progress from 13 to 50 United States that stretch from sea to shining sea.
Just how much wine was lost, and how much time and money it will take the industry to get back to normal, have become matters of fierce argument.
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