Only the Muslim-dominated Kashmir valley and adjacent parts of Jammu seem hellbent on secession.

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But conservatives can claim Obama is hellbent on increasing the power of the government over the economy.

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His nemesis, the multi-ringed Mandarin (better known in the Marvel comics as his archenemy), seems hellbent on hitting Tony where it hurts.

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Throughout the 1980s Ellison and Oracle were hellbent on capturing market share and achieving "growth at any cost, " as a favorite company saying at the time went.

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Apple seems hellbent on expanding its market share and opening up its ecosystem to new users, and the iPad Mini is poised to do that in a big way.

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Loria had appeared hellbent on putting together a superstar, win-now lineup last offseason, bringing in Reyes, Buehrle and closer Heath Bell to join Johnson, Stanton and longtime franchise star Hanley Ramirez.

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And Iran's Holocaust-denying president seems hellbent on acquiring a nuclear weapon that would not just threaten Israel's existence but terrify his Arab neighbours and provoke a nuclear arms race across the region.

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As David makes love to the wealthy, chic Italian Lea (Valeria Golino) and to the hellbent Yankee photojournalist Alison (Sharon Stone), every move he makes brings him closer to the left-wing kamikazes shooting up the Eternal City.

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Or have deranged boosters and desperate civic organizations hellbent on reviving the local economy threatened to break journalists' legs if they leave some jerkwater dump off the list of the 10 Best Places to Spend Your Golden Years?

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