101.   A high-profile visit by Adams would strain relations between Britain and Australia.

102.   A party allied to Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic, who has strained relations with both Karadzic and Plavsic, won nine seats.

103.   A series of recent Taliban decisions have provoked international criticism and strained relations with the United Nations.

104.   A settlement would close a case that strained relations between blacks and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and touched off protests accusing police of singling out minorities for abuse.

105.   A settlement would close a notorious case that strained relations between blacks and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and touched off protests accusing police of singling out minorities for abuse.

106.   A settlement would close a notorious case that touched off protests accusing police of singling out minorities for abuse and strained relations between blacks and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

107.   A simmering border dispute has strained relations between the two countries for years.

108.   A year after authorities stripped him of his Bulgarian passport, the case of a Macedonian with dual citizenship is straining relations between the two Balkan neighbors.

109.   A sudden retreat from Asian countries that count on Japanese investment could strain relations.

110.   A trade spat over farm products and renewed Chinese accusations that Japan is trying to whitewash its wartime history have already strained relations between Tokyo and Beijing.