There was a brief thaw in relations when the Cold War ended, because with the Red Navy gone the U.S. Navy needed to highlight its relevance to fighting ashore, but the more common pattern is for the Navy to constantly question the requirement for Marine assets like vertical-takeoff jets and maritime prepositioning ships (which store warfighting supplies in likely areas of conflict).

FORBES: Gates Challenges Marine Corps' Mission

By the end of the project Affinnova had determined that the new yogurt should be called Carb Control, come in a red container, and be sold in a four-pack of 4-ounce cups and highlight "80% less sugar" and "3 grams of carbs" for the dieters.

FORBES: Have It Your Way

But Nick Clegg did highlight his party's differences and flag up his readiness to do battle on some red-line issues.

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