11.   But members of the Vulcan Society, which represents black firefighters, criticized the decision Saturday, saying that it would further exacerbate tensions in the Fire Department.

12.   Even so, several conservatives said the Jones case had exacerbated tensions within Republican ranks.

13.   Ethnic, political and religious tensions have been exacerbated by the recent killings of at least eight Iranian diplomats by Afghan Taliban fighters.

14.   He defended the unionists who wanted to march through Catholic neighborhoods this summer, exacerbating tensions between the two communities.

15.   If shares were to slip, a never-resolved difficulty in the agreement could also resurface to exacerbate tensions.

16.   In a move that exacerbated tensions, the Spanish vessels Tuesday resumed trawling for turbot for the first time since the seizure of the Estai.

17.   In Rwanda and Burundi, high population density and limited fertile land exacerbated tensions between Hutus and Tutsis.

18.   It exacerbated tensions between the president and his vice president, which rose during the campaign.

19.   It also has changed the way governments provide services and exacerbated tensions between Hispanics and urban blacks, rural whites and suburbanites of both races.

20.   Naturally, she exacerbates the tensions between the brothers.