1.   Although Robert has said he would like to mend the rift, he still dwells on their differences.

2.   But Cardinal Bernardin said the church cannot progress unless it finds ways to mend the rift among American Catholics.

3.   But he said he did not consider it his responsibility to mend any rifts that exist among board members.

4.   He supplicated himself before the nation, asking for forgiveness and pledging to work to mend the rift in his family and his administration.

5.   Investors hope the rift will be mended soon.

6.   No pope has worked harder to mend the rifts between Christian churches.

7.   Takes two to mend a rift.

8.   The initiative is designed to mend the rifts in the sharply divided Security Council in the wake of the US bombing campaign.

9.   Yale, too, is interested in mending the rift, but is not ready to capitulate on principle.

10.   Peres said Sunday he would try to mend remaining rifts in the party, saying unity was necessary for his campaign to wrap up agreements with Syria and Lebanon.