1.   Rival claims to Macedonian territory caused conflict in the Balkans.

2.   The Bulgarian Orthodox Church virtually split into two during June and July over rival claims to legitimacy.

3.   At Camp David, the Palestinian and Israeli leaders were said to be working hard Monday on a series of proposals that could resolve the rival claims to Jerusalem.

4.   For decades both the nationalists on Taiwan and the communists on the mainland maintained rival claims to be the legitimate government of all China.

5.   In the battle of rival claims, one certain winner will be the public.

6.   The Israeli military prevented reporters from reaching the church to assess the rival claims.

7.   The rival claims to the area are based on different interpretations of complex colonial treaties.

8.   The rival claims to the site are often couched in apocalyptic rhetoric by religious extremists, and the holy shrine has been the site of deadly clashes.

9.   They include Jewish settlements, the borders and status of a Palestinian entity, rival claims to Arab East Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees in the diaspora.