11.   He decided to postpone the operation to return to Cambodia to help solve a festering political dispute that threatens the coalition government.

12.   His comments came amid a festering dispute between the UAE and Iran over three strategic islands in the Gulf guarding the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.

13.   Sharif expressed the hope that the festering Kashmir dispute between the two countries would be resolved peacefully through negotiations.

14.   The festering dispute of a public or secret vote remained undecided.