Throughout the night, there were occasional flare-ups along with the repeated sounds of buildings collapsing.

Despite occasional and brief flare-ups of violence, the brigades generally respected this truce until the beginning of June 2006.

One senior Republican official called the relationship "quite strong," though he conceded there would be occasional flare-ups.

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic condition, but people can be symptom-free for years between occasional flare-ups.

There were occasional flare-ups, but the humidity was damping down most of the flame, fire crews said.

The left-hander's chief concern this season had been occasional flare-ups of tendinitis in his left shoulder.

These periods are interrupted by occasional flare-ups of moderate symptoms.

In this stage there are occasional flare-ups typically followed by partial or complete recovery of function.

An occasional flare-up, maybe, but then you'd have to suck it in and follow routine.

As a result, both conflicts have lingered on, with occasional flare-ups.