• Politicians and diplomats on both sides are now seeking to patch up the relationship.

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  • Mr. Obama's standing among Palestinians appeared to fall as he moved to patch up his relationship with Israel.

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  • "The whole year we've been figuring a way to patch up things when we get guys hurt, " Ethier said.

    NPR: Kemp On DL With Hamstring Strain

  • Nonetheless, this time it may take more than just a bit of reassurance to patch up fraying Franco-Turkish ties.

    BBC: French bill re-opens old wounds with Turkey

  • The time to patch up a pothole on stock options accounting is now.

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  • More likely, China will now try to patch up relations with Britain, and keep putting a positive gloss on Copenhagen.

    ECONOMIST: China's smile diplomacy shows its teeth

  • On November 6th the coalition sought to patch up disputes among its three quarrelsome members with a little extra spending.

    ECONOMIST: Germany��s economy

  • And if John McCain is going to patch up relations with conservative voters, one place he should probably go is Colorado.

    NPR: GOP Faithful in Colo. Reflect Test Ahead for McCain

  • To patch up the hole in its balance sheet the Fed would have to beg Congress or the U.S. Treasury for a bailout.

    FORBES: Could A Federal Reserve Bank Go Bust?

  • The England medical staff now have only nine days to patch up the Lancastrian before the third Test begins at Edgbaston on 30 July.

    BBC: I can complete series - Flintoff

  • "When you have to patch up deficits year after year like this, and defer capital expenditures, that's when bad stuff happens, like sinkholes, " Mr. Goldfield said.

    WSJ: Bottom Falls Out of Debt-Ridden City

  • An elaborate plan to patch up the quarrel collapsed when Mr Netanyahu's prideful coalition partners refused to let him go beyond expressing regret and offer a formal apology.

    ECONOMIST: Lexington

  • At Daytona, workers scurried to patch up the damaged fencing and left little doubt that the biggest race of the weekend, Sunday's Daytona 500, would go on as planned.

    NPR: Horrifying Crash At Daytona Exposes Risks To Fans

  • He stands for markets against government, he argues, for innovation against stasis, for using the surplus to create new social services rather than just to patch up old ones.

    ECONOMIST: LEXINGTON

  • Egypt is again hosting a round of closed talks to patch up bitter disagreements between Palestinian factions, and has committed itself to helping secure Gaza in the event of an Israeli withdrawal.

    ECONOMIST: Arab foreign policy

  • Thai officials are trying to patch up relations.

    ECONOMIST: Myanmar

  • Greece also needs to patch up ties with America, strained by a veto, which Mr Papandreou has chosen to uphold, on Macedonia's entry to NATO because of an 18-year-long dispute over the name of Greece's northern neighbour.

    ECONOMIST: Greece's budget crisis

  • Their experience of the American military juggernaut in the first few days of the war was brutal, and many among the British forces now grumble that they have been left to patch up the damage left behind.

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  • The White House and the Chamber have also started to patch up their differences: Donohue has praised some new additions to the administration and the president is scheduled to speak at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 7.

    FORBES: Obama Orders Review Of Regulations

  • The sticking point of the movie is its exorbitant length: two and three-quarter hours does seem like an awful long time to patch up a horse, and a movie that goes straight for your heart should not be allowed to fester.

    NEWYORKER: The Horse Whisperer

  • The expulsion comes a week after Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin in the latest effort to patch up a relationship jarred by disputes over issues from European security and Mideast uprisings to human rights.

    WSJ: Russia Expels U.S. Diplomat

  • The presence of Schily and other German politicians in the audience at a panel discussion hosted by U.S. Ambassador Daniel Coats as election results rolled in was a strong indication the German political community sought to patch up ties with Washington, regardless of who takes the White House.

    CNN: Election Night Blog

  • Haunted by a tragedy in her own past, fearful that if she doesn't help Gary he will leave her, she hauls logs out to Caribou Island in good weather and terrible storms, in sickness and in health, to patch up their marriage while building the kind of cabin that had brought them to Alaska in the first place.

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  • The hostess tries to patch things up by suggesting that Chua is speaking figuratively.

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  • Britain's friends are trying to patch things up, or at least to stop them getting worse.

    ECONOMIST: The European Union and the euro

  • London - When push comes to litigation, it's often smoother to patch things up outside the stodginess of the courtroom.

    FORBES: Lack's Sony BMG Offers Free Downloads In Settlement

  • Both sides should be trying to patch that up.

    BBC: Counties hold out hope over Champions League dates

  • The two have since tried to patch things up and negotiations are again moving ahead, though Chrysler is reportedly balking at the signing bonuses and Tier II wage hikes approved at GM and Ford.

    MSN: Ford��s union deal could help investors too

  • He also reportedly had such a set-to with giant bank JP Morgan Chase's boss Jamie Dimon over regulatory reforms that another banking chief was said to have had to email him to patch things up.

    BBC: Profile: Mark Carney

  • To try to patch things up, Holbrooke, who has shuttled throughout Bosnia on the so-far successful diplomatic drive toward opening peace talks, will return to Europe Tuesday and pay first call at the Russian mission in Geneva.

    CNN: Holbrooke heads to Moscow

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