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In a recent commentary in the Asahi Shimbun, Mr. Murakami spoke out about the noxious effects of nationalism, which have been inflaming the dispute between China and Japan over the contested Senkaku islands.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2012

So I find that you, whose proper office it is to keep order, have been inflaming the mischievous and aggressive spirit amongst the others.

From The Daisy chain, or Aspirations by Yonge, Charlotte Mary