11.   Clinton, for his part, has moved to smooth ruffled feathers, inviting Netanyahu for talks and pledging to work closely with him.

12.   He was the bridge between the two, the smoother of ruffled feathers.

13.   Hunt has also ruffled feathers in Detroit and in Dallas.

14.   In an attempt to soothe ruffled feathers, Gonzalez has asked Daley to meet with San Antonio labor leaders Friday.

15.   In the middle of the week U.S. officials denied that anything was amiss, although they conceded that there might be a few ruffled feathers.

16.   IOC president Jacques Rogge met with the Russians to smooth ruffled feathers, but now a dangerous precedent has been set for future Olympics.

17.   Like most journalists who freely offer their opinion in print, Stein has ruffled feathers and bruised egos.

18.   Mayor Jacquelin Holzman admitted to a severe case of ruffled feathers.

19.   Nine days later, his was the pen behind the peacemaker, helping smooth the ruffled feathers and play down party bickering.

20.   Nicaj says that a little extra attention from the host can go a long way toward smoothing potentially ruffled feathers.