51.   The amnesty debate reopened some wounds inflicted by the fighting, but most representatives voted for it in the interests of peace.

52.   The dispute has reopened wounds dating from the long struggle to free what was then South-West Africa, a colony of South Africa.

53.   The white-led National Party that implemented and dismantled apartheid opposes public disclosure, saying the process would reopen old wounds instead of healing the nation.

54.   While the act sought to convey a spirit of reconciliation, some angry Argentines saw the visit as reopening old wounds.

55.   The controversy, aggravated by a series of staggering cricket defeats, reopened the wound between political authorities and sporting bodies.

56.   The High Court decision last month had threatened to reopen old wounds.

57.   The official English-language newspaper China Daily devoted a whole page Monday to reopening the wounds of the past.