1.   Additionally, the White House moved to defuse a diplomatic flap with Canada, inviting Prime Minister Jean Chretien to Washington Monday.

2.   He has gone from novelty to minor diplomatic flap.

3.   Koops said Roth did not foresee any diplomatic flap over the tickets.

4.   Just as Kvaerner was ready to seal a deal to build an iron plant in Saudi Arabia, Britain and the Saudis became entangled in a diplomatic flap.

5.   The incident involving the military aides had newly arrived U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow facing his first diplomatic flap even before he could present his credentials to President Ernesto Zedillo.

6.   The issue has sparked a diplomatic flap.

7.   A major diplomatic flap ensued.

8.   A written statement by Jiang that was distributed later to journalists did not mention the diplomatic flap between Beijing and Washington.

9.   Deputy High Commissioner Ian Hay-Campbell was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Monday to smooth over the diplomatic flap, British officials said.

10.   Italy on Monday sought to smoothe over any ruffled feelings with a European mediator over a diplomatic flap in Albania centered on the Italian ambassador to Tirana.