21.   German railway spokesman Uwe Herz said the warning strikes had poisoned the atmosphere just as the railway was presenting a new offer at contract talks, which resumed Monday.

22.   Hardline Bosnian Croat resistance to return of Muslim refugees also continues to poison the atmosphere.

23.   He said that situation poisoned the atmosphere for any investment in the country, and was a basis for the U.S. ban on all new investment there.

24.   He said that situation poisoned the atmosphere of any investment in the country, and was a basis for the U.S. ban on all new investment there.

25.   Matthaeus was later to be blamed for poisoning the atmosphere by building rival clans within the team.

26.   The event underscored the bitter tensions that have poisoned the atmosphere in Hebron, which is the only West Bank city with a resident Jewish population.

27.   Then he asked Adams to meet IRA commanders, knowing that renewed violence would poison the atmosphere for peacemaking.

28.   They say humiliation and economic deprivation fuel resentment, poisoning the atmosphere for peace talks and heightening the likelihood of attacks.

29.   To save the peace process from inevitable collapse Israel should not only cease and desist from further acts that aim to poison the atmosphere over East Jerusalem.

30.   He quit two weeks ago after being caught between sides in the major league players strike, saying the atmosphere was poisoned.