The MP stayed away from the Conservative Party conference in an attempt to defuse the row.
It is this anger that the mainstream parties have so conspicuously failed to defuse.
McDonald's Corp. has used an in-house ombudsman since 1975 to defuse conflicts with franchisees.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Washington is doing all it can to defuse the situation.
Karimi has set out to dilute the influence of the Jamiat officers and defuse ethnic tensions.
As bomb disposal experts worked to defuse any explosives, Cpl Mather and his comrades stood guard.
But the peace process supposed to defuse the wider conflict remains far from complete.
Ironically, Thaksin had hoped that selling Shin would defuse criticism of a conflict of interest.
We need to understand what makes people turn on others and how we can defuse that threat.
Earlier this week, when authorities dropped the charges against Gates, some hoped that would defuse the controversy.
Japan's foreign minister says he will set up meetings with U.S. officials as soon as possible to defuse bilateral tensions.
The next day both Nadal and Federer sought to defuse the squabble, in the most predictably courteous Rafa-Roger manner.
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And it would defuse widespread fears in Britain that the country is being dragged into schemes that it dislikes.
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If implemented, it would help defuse some festering resentments by making more officials accountable to the people they serve.
Turkish entry would also bring large strategic benefits, helping to defuse tensions between the West and the Islamic world.
India's foreign minister says he will "not rush" into talks with his Pakistani counterpart to defuse military tensions in Kashmir.
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Mr Annan set out to defuse the crisis by gathering together three remarkably able diplomats and sending them to Baghdad.
But if there is a problem on the field, I try to defuse it with humour rather than confronting players.
By apologizing publicly, Grant has taught celebrities facing scandals in the future a lesson in how to defuse a crisis.
Other players, including Hearts striker Christian Nade, then became involved before police and club officials intervened to defuse the situation.
The two sides agreed to defuse military tensions, open lines of communication, and hold another meeting before the end of February.
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The sultan did not have to take his favorite brother to task in order to defuse any grave threat of unrest.
The US government hopes to defuse the opposition, believing that the treaty will increase air travel, lower fares and create jobs.
"It's hard to know when to try and defuse a situation and when to wait and hope it passes, " says Rudnay.
This would defuse the hatred in the Middle East, reduce terrorism and help America, the Palestinians, and Israel live in peace.
The court heard Capt Head was a "stubborn Yorkshire woman" who had wanted to defuse the second bomb despite the dangers.
Recall how the private equity buyers of Texas utility txu agreed last year to cancel eight power plants to defuse environmental opposition.
Other match officials and Yoshitha Rajapaksa reportedly intervened to defuse the situation.
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But for the short and medium term, high-tech startups alone will never return America to 5% unemployment and defuse the commercial-property bomb.
Nearly 840 people were evacuated from the central Berlin area, police said, before bomb disposal experts moved in to defuse the device.
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