Mr Obama’s comments on the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, a professor of black studies at Harvard University, sparked a row.

奥巴马就哈佛大学进行黑人研究的教授Henry Louis Gates被捕一事发表意见引发了争议。

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The row had been sparked by a report that Renault was considering moving production of a future version of the Clio, its popular small car, from France to Turkey.

这场纠纷的导火线是一则消息，据这则消息称，雷诺拟将其广受欢迎的小型车——克里欧新车型的生产线有法国移至土耳其。

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The deal sparked a furious row between BP and its partners in TNK-BP, a Russian oil company run as a joint venture between BP and a few Russian oligarchs.

这笔交易引发了TNK - BP和BP之间的激烈争执，而前者是BP和一些俄罗斯富豪合资的石油公司。

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The disaster sparked a row over protection measures against flooding with local officials accusing the government of ignoring their appeals for funds.

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The manner of the latest loss sparked a row between Ponting and former team-mate and Australian legend Shane Warne.

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The fugitive Iraqi Vice-President, Tariq al-Hashemi, has left Qatar after a four-day visit which sparked a row with the rest of the Iraqi government.

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Licensing Minister Gerry Sutcliffe sparked a row on Thursday after he told pub trade newspaper The Morning Advertiser he thought alcohol tax rises announced in this year's Budget were wrong.

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