The disparity in pay has fueled discontent and eroded loyalty to such a degree that stealing on the job is often seen as acceptable behavior, fraud investigators say.

That hurt the Iraqi people, fueled discontent and brought Mr. Hussein to what some Iraqi scholars say was an inevitable decision to take dramatic action.

It's conceivable we could justify continuing to cause pain and death if the embargo fueled enough discontent to cause Castro's overthrow.

The growth of the new middle class in Syria fueled discontent since the traditional elite dominated the agrarian sector - the largest sector of the economy - and created most of the wealth.

Shortcomings in the police response have also been blamed for stoking the riots, and for fueling ongoing discontent.

But Libyan and Western officials in Tripoli link it also to disastrous economic policies that have fueled domestic discontent within Libya.

Almost no development aid is reaching the province's rural areas, fueling widespread discontent with the government and creating fertile ground for the rebels.

Some analysts argue that the transformation may have been too rapid, fueling unrest and discontent among an important part of the population in the country and leading to the Revolution in 1979.

Rejections of candidates by the Provost continued, fueling discontent among the Fellows, until a writ of attachment against the Bishop of Lincoln was heard between 1724 and 1726.

Today, the spread between the official and open market rates hovers above 20 percent, one of the highest levels in recent history, fueling serious inflation, high unemployment, and domestic discontent.