1.   The President was ruthless in dealing with any hint of internal political dissent.

2.   And he is plagued by internal dissent.

3.   And his current stability means Putin will be able to negotiate major revision of the ABM treaty or its replacement with little internal dissent.

4.   As they brace for an address centered on these issues, the Republicans are a picture of fractious internal dissent.

5.   After years of watching internal dissent ravage his party, White was pleased to sit back and watch the GOP negotiate its growing pains.

6.   Church officials accuse Minton of harboring hatred toward Scientology and attempting to foment internal dissent.

7.   Could Greece tolerate internal dissent in Macedonia?

8.   Faced with internal dissent and lapses in determination and organization, Simoes desperately needed to make changes.

9.   He said such a step appeared aimed as much at quashing internal dissent as defending the country from American and British missile and air strikes.

10.   In the aftermath, some senior officials moved to suppress internal dissent, officials said.