11.   The dispute threatens to sully the transformation of this once-shabby beach hangout into a sparkling upscale resort.

12.   The dispute does not threaten the U.S. vote or seat on the U.N. Security Council.

13.   The dispute is threatening the final approval of the return of home rule to the new Northern Ireland Assembly by the British government.

14.   The dispute threatened trade growth in the seven-year-old Mercosur.

15.   The dispute threatens to end the attempt by Protestant and Roman Catholic leaders to achieve permanent peace in the northern British province.

16.   The figure skating dispute this week threatened even more damage to the IOC.

17.   The figure skating dispute this week threatened even more damage to the Olympic movement.

18.   The dispute threatens not only the confirmation of the Justice Department officials, but also district and appellate court nominees and future Supreme Court appointees.

19.   The peace accord is threatened by disputes over disarming the Irish Republican Army, or IRA, and troubled efforts to reform the Royal Ulster Constabulary,

20.   The steel dispute threatens to become the most serious trade feud in decades between the United States and Europe.