1.   They requested sappers to mend bridges or remove mines.

2.   Arafat took advantage of the festival to mend his bridges with the Islamic fundamentalist groups opposed to the peace agreements he signed with Israel.

3.   Lazio, however, did mend some bridges.

4.   Yasser Arafat took advantage of the festival to mend his bridges with the Islamic fundamentalist groups opposed to the Oslo agreement which he signed with Israel.