11.   Tensions subsided slowly afterward but have been on the rise with increasing number of Serb refugees returning home and the ongoing exhumation of mass graves.

12.   Tensions subsided after massive NATO airstrikes forced Serb heavy weaponry from around Sarajevo.

13.   Tensions subsided in Bay and Bakol regions after heavy rains caused severe flooding, making most of the roads impassable.

14.   The July riots have shaken their efforts further, although they hope to regain ground when the tensions subside.

15.   The two labor groups said they will organize bigger strikes later this month when it hoped the military tension will subside.

16.   They were being held in schools and private buildings, until tension subsides in Ayodhya, Singh said.

17.   While Gbagbo outwardly speaks of reconciliation, his hardline attitude toward his opponents makes it unclear how soon tensions will subside.

18.   Indeed, if current international tensions subsided quickly, recovery could even be faster.

19.   Roman Catholic Bishop Samuel Ruiz has ended a two-week hunger strike as tension here subsided between government forces and disgruntled rebels.

20.   Tensions have subsided by many areas, including Elbasan remain at risk from well armed gangs and looters.