21.   Historically, an American economy moving ahead at a slower pace is all it takes to raise tensions with economic competitors, particularly Japan.

22.   In a move that immediately raised tensions in the region, North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan at around noon on Monday.

23.   Leaders of those parties said Friday that the prime minister had risked raising tensions between Hindus and Muslims.

24.   Scenes like this one of Palestinians surrendering to Israeli soldiers Saturday in a Tulkarm refugee camp in the West Bank have raised tension in other camps.

25.   Several incidents had raised tensions leading up to Thursday.

26.   Security officials in Israel and in Lebanon said that while the sequence of events raises tensions considerably, the timing was almost certainly coincidental.

27.   Sharif withdrew from the confrontation in July at the urging of President Clinton, which raised tensions between the Pakistani leader and his army to a breaking point.

28.   Similar incidents in the disputed area have raised tensions sharply in the disputed city.

29.   South Korean patrol boats rammed at least three North Korean vessels Friday, raising tensions in the five-day standoff in the Yellow Sea.

30.   Still, the arms cache has raised tensions, and Buthelezi and Mbeki backed out of a joint appearance at a prayer meeting scheduled for last weekend.