1.   If China thinks it is more vulnerable in energy, it could become more assertive, particularly if U.S.-Chinese relations turn adversarial.

2.   Kudoh plays the lost love Hawke is still pining for when Japanese-American relations turn sour in Puget Sound, Wash., during World War II.

3.   U.S.-Chinese relations turned chilly last April after a U.S. spy plane collided with a Chinese military jet.

4.   An anti-climax of sorts, the scene is dramatic when relations between the two turn into a lovers tiff.

5.   But after the election, relations turned sour.

6.   But relations later turned chilly after U.S. President George W. Bush took office and ordered a review of policy toward North Korea.

7.   But relations turned chilly after U.S. President George W. Bush ordered a review of policy toward North Korea.

8.   But their relations turned sour when Abul Kalam put pressure on his in-laws to return the money.

9.   But relations turned chilly after Bush took office and ordered a review of policy toward North Korea.

10.   But relations turned icy in recent months after Egypt tried unsuccessfully to pressure Israel to open its nuclear weapons program to international inspection.