11.   Peres told the Labor gathering in Tel Aviv that he would try to mend rifts in the party.

12.   Balkan neighbours Bulgaria and Turkey mended rifts stemming from the Cold War on Thursday, and their prime ministers said their success could serve as a model for others.

13.   But Maskhadov has also tried to take a moderate political course and mend the rift with Moscow.

14.   But party officials were optimistic Monday that they could mend the rift.

15.   Church leaders were clearly anxious to mend rifts among Catholics before then.

16.   Efforts to mend the rift have slowed in recent years because of objections to Catholic missionary work in such traditionally Orthodox territories as Russia.

17.   He hopes that he can strike before his opponents mobilize and mend rifts.

18.   In an effort to mend the rift, Christopher swung behind the European view that diplomacy, not force, is the best way to deal with the conflict.

19.   Putin has said the combination would mend rifts in a nation still deeply divided about decades of Communist rule.

20.   Prime Minister Tansu Ciller tried Saturday to mend political rifts and form a new government to replace the coalition that collapsed in disputes over belt-tightening measures.