The church's reaction raised the temperature of a long-simmering dispute over the church's relationship with China, a major priority for the church.

But they clearly reflect long-simmering disputes with many senior military officers, especially among Army ground commanders.

The rise in the yen is the currency market's response to a long-simmering bilateral dispute that may yet boil over into some sort of trade war.

Both men said they were still open to a negotiated settlement in the long-simmering dispute over government subsidies to Boeing and Airbus.

The financial troubles are the result of a long-simmering dispute with G.M.

Political leaders met here recently for what was billed as the start of a national dialogue, a chance to try to resolve long-simmering disputes.

With cold weather moving into the nation's capital, a long-simmering dispute between advocates for the homeless and the city's subway system has heated up.

The decision resolves a long-simmering dispute over the testing of GP-160.

G.M. responded last week by insisting that long-simmering disputes at those factories be resolved before any agreement is reached here.

The lawsuit was the latest move in a long-simmering dispute.