11.   The agents were carrying doctored Canadian passports, causing a major diplomatic flap between Canada and Israel.

12.   The affair caused a major diplomatic flap.

13.   The diplomatic flap over the incident began when Chernomyrdin cancelled a scheduled visit to Poland at the last minute this month.

14.   The meeting here risked being overshadowed by a diplomatic flap centered on the Italian ambassador to Tirana.

15.   The plan also caused a minor diplomatic flap last year when then-U.S. Ambassador Thomas Siebert said he believed the program would discourage U.S. investors.

16.   The possible death sentence and the lashing had raised concerns of a diplomatic flap between Britain and Saudi Arabia with repercussions on trade.

17.   Wine has always been serious business in France, and now it has become the center of a serious diplomatic flap.