Despite the vehemence of their language, Mr Houellebecq's characters usually stop short of outright brutality.
Brazilian officials argue with increasing vehemence that China is giving its exports an extra advantage by undervaluing the yuan.
The official version of history is repeated with such vehemence that it has gained many adherents, even in the West.
Their vehemence suggests a lack of confidence that their position, in fact, enjoys anything like the popular support they claim for it.
So in the West is the vehemence of its support for the Palestinian cause.
Hence the vehemence, as the week progressed, of Mr Blair's claim that the Serbian onslaught was already under way before the bombing started.
So argue (with differing degrees of vehemence) commentators James Grant of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, Gerald Celente of Trends Research and economist Walter J.
Rioters swept through Bristol, Liverpool, Nottingham and, with especial vehemence, Birmingham.
"This anti-Baha'i propaganda is shocking in its volume and vehemence, its scope and sophistication, " said Bani Dugal, Principal Representative of the Baha'i International Community to the United Nations.
Peres was clearly surprised at the vehemence of Arafat's attack.
What makes the difference of opinion so intriguing is the vehemence with which those opinions are held--and that the winning bet could well reflect whether the credit crisis worsens or not.
His sure-fire vote winner was a blazing anti-Turkish vehemence.
Many of my Twitter correspondents suggest it was the vehemence of "Oxi Day" last week, leading to clashes between parading soldiers and protesters and local Pasok politicians getting hounded off the parades.
The government seemed shocked at the vehemence of the public response: dozens of organisations have petitioned the government, women activists have gone on hunger strike, and even the United States has rebuked the government.
Ahmadinejad has been criticized for his vehemence against and provocative remarks toward Israel and for Iran's support of Hamas militants in Gaza and the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon -- militants groups that Israel has battled.
But I find the vehemence of the dissent interesting, especially since it came in an argument over whether the Court should step in and set Constitutional limits on the economic decisions of the legislature.
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In truth, Mr Brown helped to bring down the wrath of the press on his own head: the vehemence of political journalism in recent years has been fuelled by the cack-handedness of politicians, and in some cases their greed and depravity.
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