But the money has brought into the open simmering disputes about the merits of the project, how properly to measure them and what happens when the money runs out.

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These grievances have been felt for a long time, but under Mr Suharto's rule open discussion of religious and ethnic disputes was prohibited, forcing the issues underground, and perhaps hardening attitudes.

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Sutter, and once again the conservative justices seemed skeptical that the process designed to keep disputes out of court should be open to class actions at all.

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Sonya Leydecker, head of the firm's global disputes practice, said the decision to open in Belfast would enable Herbert Smith to offer clients "a very attractive combination of quality, efficiency and value for money".

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Chowdhry downplayed the reputational risk to Satyam of the World Bank's bribery charges, noting that without offering any proof of wrongdoing, in contrast with other recent IT supplier-client disputes, the global institution seemed to have left itself open to a defamation suit.

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Egypt's first pretty open election in decades has not been free of mischief, but nobody disputes its broad outcome.

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It was expected to open in spring 2009, but has been beset by delays and financial disputes between Cambridgeshire County Council and its original contractor BAM Nuttall Ltd.

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In addition to a standard noncompete clause, the contract usually details how the company and the franchisee will resolve disputes, including clashes over performance targets like number of hours the restaurant is open or the level of employee training.

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