1.   But when economic hardships and simmering discontent fueled the rise of a formidable opposition party three years ago, Mugabe turned against many of his own people.

2.   I have seen angry, bellowing firebrands whipping up voter fury and tap ping into this or that simmering discontent du jour.

3.   In fact, simmering discontent over such issues may prove one of the greatest challenges facing the incoming Beijing-supported administration.

4.   Increasingly, this looks like being a summer of simmering discontent.

5.   Its strongholds are in Mexico City and the states of Michoacan, Oaxaca and Guerrero, where simmering discontent among the poor has exploded into guerrilla activity.

6.   The debate over the nuclear plant brought the simmering discontent with Tang into the open.

7.   Unlike in Indonesia, there has been little evidence of a simmering discontent in Malaysia.

8.   But despite simmering discontent over the economic crisis, Habibie played down the possibility of further violence on the streets.

9.   Forgotten are the plummeting popularity polls and the simmering discontent over his failure to produce jobs in this impoverished country.

10.   Questions remain, however, whether that will be enough to create jobs and keep simmering discontent in check.