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- noun Alternative spelling of
fault line .
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Examples
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Everybody who lives in a large or small city by a coastline, or lives on any kind of faultline, by any great body of water (the Great Lakes), or any river, better be reviewing their plans.
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In the sumptuous surroundings of the Guildhall, and rising to his feet after a stirring fanfare, Rowan Williams told guests at the lord mayor of London's annual banquet that St Paul's sat on this "faultline" at "great cost".
Archbishop pays tribute to St Paul's cathedral clergy for 'holding balance' 2011
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He ordered the temporary closure of Hamaoka – the nuclear plant which sits on an active faultline – while a new tsunami wall is built, and he has abandoned plans to build 14 reactors over the next 20 years, opting instead for a 20% increase in renewables.
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Roy gazed at the building plans and saw a faultline appear in his tiny, carefully ordered life.
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The political wrangling over how to respond to the ICB has re-opened a faultline in the coalition government, with the Liberal Democrats publicly reasserting their hard line on bank reform.
Osborne's Ring-Fence Proves a Real Obstacle Simon Nixon 2011
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Perched on a faultline and nestled under a volcano, this explosive combination transformed the landscape of Italian football from 1984 to 1991 and produced one of the most fervent love affairs in sports.
Napoli Still Loves Sinning Saint Eric Sylvers 2011
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He will draw attention to a faultline in the coalition by reminding his audience that the Liberal Democrat conference in Liverpool last week voted to campaign against free schools.
Ed Balls to accuse Michael Gove of abandoning 'very worst' schools Jeevan Vasagar 2010
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Who is working our perceived sectarian faultline to derail the revolution?
The attack on Egyptian Christians was not sectarian. We will uncover the truth | Ahdaf Soueif 2011
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There will not be greater fiscal coordination (indeed countries like Ireland would resist such steps) and there will not be greater labor mobility so one would have to expect that this faultline will not go away.
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Germany considers Greece to be the main faultline in the euro crisis and is urgently seeking a resolution to talks over a deal, but has insisted Brussels holds out for a private sector deal.
Eurozone in new crisis as ratings agency downgrades nine countries 2012
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