1.   The move may not hamper US policy-making, but it is seen as a slap at the Bush administration for policies that have angered some allies.

2.   Both Estonia and Finland oppose efforts to raise bodies and Sweden would anger its allies if it went ahead with the proposal.

3.   China has hesitated to let him leave for fear of angering longtime ally North Korea.

4.   Finance Minister Theo Waigel, in a newspaper interview printed Monday, defended comments he made that upset currency markets and angered European Union allies.

5.   If he accepts, he may anger his allies in the army, who refuse any dialogue with the Front.

6.   Letting that provision take effect would have angered European allies whose citizens and companies could face lawsuits.

7.   Letting that provision take effect would anger European allies whose citizens and companies could face lawsuits.

8.   The United States has opened a diplomatic channel to rebel Serbs in a shift that has angered its allies in the Bosnian government, officials said Saturday.

9.   The US stance angered its allies and diplomats said France was opposed to permitting the US ships to retain such a major role in the operation.