11.   Since Netanyahu was elected, Weizman has expressed displeasure with the tougher line that has undermined relations with the Arabs and frequently acted as intermediary between Netanyahu and Arafat.

12.   The continued violence would not only affect national security and economic advancement in the South, but also undermine relations between Thailand and Malaysia, they said.

13.   Throughout the day Wednesday, a stream of Russian leaders predicted a NATO attack would undermine relations with the West that have developed in the post-Soviet era.

14.   War in the former Yugoslavia also undermines relations.

15.   Word of French arms exports to Iran, a regional power, could undermine relations between Paris and smaller states in the Persian Gulf that buy weapons from France.

16.   Cancelling it could seriously undermine relations, given both the importance that Japan attaches to diplomatic status and the severity of recent blows to bilateral ties.

17.   But Tishrin accused Israel of trying to undermine its relations with the EU.

18.   China joined the battle with a foreign ministry spokesman saying Taiwan was trying to undermine relations between Beijing and Pyongyang.

19.   China Tuesday accused Taiwan of trying to undermine relations between Beijing and Pyongyang by signing a nuclear-waste disposal deal with North Korea.

20.   Despite the emotional reactions however, Japan and China both seem determined to avoid the row deteriorating and undermining their relations.