And you thought things were going to be more congenial after Sen.

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But it is not simply a matter of an animal virus suddenly finding humans to be a congenial host, and flourishing as a result.

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The world must be careful not to be blinded by congenial games and friendly speeches coming out of North Korea.

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She is popular, and she now has victim status: like some spouses, it may have been more congenial for her to be thrown out by Mr Yushchenko than to have to walk out.

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Accepting the award on behalf of the banks will be the bank voted most congenial to regulators, Wells Fargo, and the bank voted most dismissive of its critics, JPMorgan Chase.

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The phrase, 'broadly speaking', is used because there can be circumstances in which active participation is not congenial to stable democracy.

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