31.   Tension persisted elsewhere in Bosnia.

32.   Tensions persist but U.S. officials see hopeful signs on Greek-Turkish relations.

33.   Tensions persisted throughout the weekend although the situation was reportedly calm on Monday.

34.   Tensions persisted Friday in Bukavu.

35.   Tensions persisted however, with reports of large-scale Yugoslav army movements through Serbia toward Croatia.

36.   The explosion underscored that tensions persist in this Balkan country, despite an August peace accord signed by political leaders for the ethnic Albanian minority and the Macedonian majority.

37.   Those tensions persist.

38.   Violence between the ethnic Albanian majority and minorities has decreased recently, though ethnic tensions persist.

39.   But tensions persist.

40.   Despite the accord, tensions have persisted in ethnic Albanian areas in the north of the country.