41.   While that candor has won Ventura fans, it has also ruffled feathers.

42.   International Monetary Fund director Michel Camdessus is also here to help smooth ruffled feathers over the Mexican package, but did not join the ministers Friday.

43.   International Monetary Fund Managing Director Michel Camdessus also arrived in Toronto to try to calm ruffled feathers ahead of meetings Friday and Saturday of Group of Seven finance ministers.

44.   Another British designer, John Galliano, had already ruffled feathers by snubbing most of the French press for his show.

45.   But there were no guarantees of a complete smoothening of the ruffled diplomatic feathers over the last week.

46.   Commonwealth Games Federation Chairman Araldo de O Sales of Hong Kong tried to soothe ruffled feathers.

47.   The report has also ruffled feathers at the powerful ministry of international trade and industry, a key authority in the trade negotiations.

48.   President Ernesto Samper Friday reiterated his denial of a US request to extradite four drug kingpins, as his foreign minister attempted to smooth ruffled feathers in Washington.

49.   The meeting at the Elysee Palace lasted three-quarters of an hour and indicated that both sides were anxious to smooth ruffled feathers over the tests, officials said.