1.   During his one year in office, Erbakan upset relations with Washington by courting Iran and Libya.

2.   While China overreacted to the decision, Taiwan knew full well that the visa would upset relations between Washington and Beijing.

3.   Paris has close ties with the Algerian government but has sought to avoid upsetting relations with the petroleum-rich country.

4.   He accused his opponents of trying to upset relations with Colombia and convince the United States that he supports terrorists.

5.   If he allows the proceedings to go ahead, it will upset relations with Chile, a trading partner and a longtime ally.

6.   Macedonia, which has its own sizable ethnic Albanian community, was reluctant to agree to hosting the force, for fear of upsetting its relations with neighboring Yugoslavia.

7.   Many western countries bar visits by Lee, fearing it would upset their relations with mainland China.

8.   The authorities in Dagestan, like in Tatarstan, have been careful not to upset their relations with Moscow over the conflict.

9.   They are also keen not to upset relations with foreign countries, especially wealthy Gulf states.

10.   Washington needlessly upset relations with China by sending it mixed signals about U.S. Taiwan policy, Michigan Gov. John Engler said Friday.