1.   Crude oil rose as concern persisted that political disputes could disrupt exports from the oil-rich Middle East at a time of strong U.S. demand.

2.   Over the past five years, the fishing dispute has repeatedly disrupted U.S.-Canadian relations.

3.   So far this year, Alaska Airlines has struggled to negotiate four contracts and the disputes have disrupted services.

4.   Speaking at a press conference, Clinton and Murayama both maintained that the bitter auto trade dispute had not disrupted U.S.-Japanese ties.

5.   The dispute could disrupt Iraqi oil sales.

6.   The labor dispute also disrupted service at satellite health clinics and the geriatric and psychiatric hospitals.

7.   The leadership dispute has disrupted preparations for the Seattle talks.

8.   The official Chinese news agency, Xinhua, said the two sides reaffirmed their policies of not letting the Spratlys dispute disrupt their overall bilateral relations.

9.   Budiono said on Wednesday he hoped the dispute would not disrupt good relations with Canada.

10.   Murayama said he told US President Bill Clinton at the Group of Seven summit last weekend that the auto dispute would not disrupt bilateral relations in other areas.