71.   The latest surge started last weekend, catching U.N. and Macedonian officials by surprise and escalating tensions with the government.

72.   The Palestinians said barring Arafat from the summit would only further escalate tensions.

73.   The latest surge of refugees started last weekend, catching U.N. and Macedonian officials by surprise and escalating tensions with the government.

74.   The new reports of fighting, however, were likely to further escalate tensions and complicate attempts to reach political consensus on a broad coalition.

75.   The newspaper report came a day after gunboats from North and South Korea exchanged fire in the Yellow Sea, escalating tensions between the two bitter rivals.

76.   The remark angered Israeli leaders who accused Rajoub of further escalating the tensions.

77.   The remark, in turn, has angered Israeli leaders who accused Rajoub of further escalating the tensions.

78.   The Palestinians want to establish a future capital in the eastern sector of the city, and the Israeli building plans has escalated tensions in the region.

79.   The Palestinians want to establish a future capital in the eastern sector of the city, and the Israeli building plans have escalated tensions in the region.

80.   The police assault seriously escalated tensions in the Serbian capital and indicated that autocratic President Slobodan Milosevic may be moving to end the protests that have shaken his government.