1.   Along with exacerbating rifts in city government, the closing weeks of the watershed talks have also exposed an apparent rift in the environmental community.

2.   If cousin John campaigned for him, that could erase the apparent rift between them which was signified by the magazine article.

3.   Now, amid apparent rifts in his party and his administration, President Bush has been forced to face the fascinating and complex case of North Korea.

4.   Now, amid apparent rifts in his party and his administration, President Bush faces the fascinating and complex case of North Korea.

5.   The good is that an apparent rift has been healed.

6.   White House officials tried Monday to play down the apparent rift that has reopened.

7.   An apparent rift between Mahathir and Anwar surfaced openly in June during the UMNO annual convention.

8.   An apparent rift within the famed civil rights organization now led by Martin Luther King III has led to tensions ahead of its annual convention next month in Alabama.

9.   The apparent rift, which has simmered for months, was made public when Draskovic announced last week he would run for president of Serbia.

10.   The cease-fire offer reflected an apparent rift between Islamic militants in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and those abroad over whether to stop the violence against Israel.