11.   But relations have never warmed, and there have been spy cases on both sides.

12.   But relations have warmed considerably since a June visit to Myanmar by Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra when a bilateral drug suppression agreement was signed.

13.   But their relations have warmed in recent years, while ties with Seoul have been strained.

14.   But their relations have warmed in recent years, especially in non-political sectors.

15.   But their relations have warmed in recent years especially in non-political sectors.

16.   Church-state relations have warmed considerably in recent years.

17.   Diplomatic ties between Iraq and Syria were cut early in the war, but relations have warmed in recent months.

18.   Egyptian-Iranian relations have warmed of late.

19.   In an interview published Friday, Komura said Russian-Japanese relations have warmed because of summits between Yeltsin and Hashimoto.

20.   In recent years relations have warmed as Laos has moved from socialism to a free market economy, and Thailand has ended support for anti-communist rebels.