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This could further frustrate the fragile peace process aimed at ending an increasingly tedious stand off.

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He denied there was a stand off between potential leadership candidates.

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One witness told PA news agency they heard a stand off between police and the suspect in an alley.

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"The game of rugby is meant to be hyperactive, physical and a game of chess which is incredible to watch. Instead you have a stand off."

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He warns it will be Prince Harry who will lose public support from this stand off and says he should "take a grip on his life" and not see himself as a "victim".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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