1.   As a result, the human rights issue has festered here, and popular resentment has grown.

2.   As the issue festered, Logan began working closely with Republicans and Democrats began to fear that significant numbers of black voters would abandon the party.

3.   If this training issue has been festering for a while, it may be a sign that you need to spend more time with the troops.

4.   No Arizona tribal official has publicly suggested marketing the water out of state, but the issue festers elsewhere.

5.   The settlements issue has festered for two decades, through several U.S.- and European-led efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

6.   But the international panel has no enforcing powers, meaning the issue could fester indefinitely.

7.   The interest issue has festered for several months.