| festering problem | 1.45 | I do regard this as a festering social problem. | ||
| festering wound | 1.18 | Some had festering wounds. | ||
| festering dispute | 0.92 | The festering dispute of a public or secret vote remained undecided. | ||
| festering sore | 0.72 | Corruption remains a festering sore. | ||
| festering issue | 0.46 | There are no festering personal issues, at least when it comes to contracts. | ||
| festering border | 0.33 | On Thursday, Meles announced acceptance of a four-point proposal by the United States and Rwanda to end a festering border conflict peacefully. | ||
| festering controversy | 0.33 | The insider-trading case also revisits a long festering controversy. | ||
| festering insurgency | 0.26 | Rampant corruption, poor development and a festering Maoist insurgency were key issues in the election. | ||
| festering resentment | 0.26 | Along the way, the men reminisce, stop in pubs, fight over festering resentments, stop in more pubs, and fight some more. | ||
| festering war | 0.26 | Crises persist, and in some countries festering war and durable dictators block progress. |