1.   American diplomats are working hard to reverse the growing polarization of Greek and Turkish positions and to keep those tensions from exacerbating the Aegean and Cyprus disputes.

2.   As the biggest Japanese maker, Okuda said Toyota was trying to keep those tensions in check.

3.   As the speculation began to intensify, and as team leaders encouraged a sense of urgency, Carr set out to keep the tension to a minimum.

4.   A scoring box will measure how well anglers keep proper tension on the line.

5.   He will lead worship services, work with soldiers and their families and try to keep tension in check throughout the base.

6.   In the meantime, international peace monitors are hoping to keep the tension under control.

7.   On a cold and foggy day in Kosovo, low-level clashes continued to keep tensions high.

8.   Pakistan fired a surface-to-air missile at an Indian aircraft Wednesday, keeping tensions between the belligerent neighbors at a high boil.

9.   Strong, mediating managing directors, say Hackman and Ms. Lehman, are the key to keeping the tensions between board, management and music director in balance.

10.   The aim is to keep ethnic tension on the boil, they say.