11.   Leaders of South Asia open their eighth summit meeting Tuesday, but bilateral disputes could once again prevent them from achieving much.

12.   Schilling visited two towns in central Bosnia where disputes prevented refugees from going home.

13.   The association accord was initialed a year ago but the property rights dispute prevented a conclusion of the accord until now.

14.   The dispute has prevented a peace treaty between the two countries formally ending World War II.

15.   The dispute has prevented the flourishing trade ties between the two nations from expanding.

16.   The dispute has prevented Tokyo and Moscow from signing a treaty formally ending World War II.

17.   The dispute has prevented the countries from signing a formal peace treaty to end the war.

18.   The dispute has prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending the war.

19.   The dispute has prevented the two nations from signing a peace treaty to officially end their wartime hostilities.

20.   The dispute has prevented Tokyo and Moscow from ever concluding a peace treaty.