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Chris -- 2018-04-11
I went looking for this after I thought I heard Al Sharpton say it on the evening news. Examples:
Georgia and Russia stroke fears of a new war…
europebusines.blogspot.com/.../news-links-of-day-coming-third-world_07.html
Soaring consumer prices stroke fears of record of eurozone inflation…
www.expatica.com/.../Inflation-surges-i … 2371.html?
And because both countries are nuclear countries, and Pakistan plays upon this to stroke fears of the international community, ...
www.rediff.com/news/2003/oct/21inter.htm
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And slightly more dangerous than stroking fears:
“Someone must be responsible for spreading dangerous rumours and stroking the fire of dissent. ”
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/34a/072.html
“Leaders believe in stroking the fire within people while managers light the fire under people. Managers seek authority but leaders influence.”
http://www.seoforclients.com/hr/manager-leader/
“This again is a sentiment based on lust and greed but its manifestations add an aura of purity around it,unattainability is dearer than attainment as the former keeps stroking the fire of desire on purely emotional level.”
http://nomad-wanderer.blogspot.com/2009 … nable.html
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