21.   The dispute led to a three-week partial government shutdown that ended late Friday when both sides agreed on a bill to temporarily fund government operations.

22.   The dispute led to horrific revenge killings, rapes, looting and land grabs that became known as La Violencia.

23.   The dispute has led to a prolonged stalemate between the Clinton administration and Capitol Hill over the future role that the CIA should play in Iraq policy.

24.   The dispute has led to an agonizing and often silly parsing of words among lawyers in depositions taken last month.

25.   The disputes have led to threats, kidnappings and murders in the region between the Perez Mendez, Arias and Paciencia families.

26.   The dispute could lead to an escalation of military tensions, such as occurred in November when Iraq temporarily expelled American inspectors.

27.   The dispute led to a melee at the docks last year, and civil and criminal charges against union members.

28.   The dispute led to the resignation of Chancellor Thomas A. Bartlett this week.

29.   The oil dispute has led to ethnic clashes in the past.

30.   This simmering dispute led to mistrust and eventually erupted in the final hours of the talks last weekend, leading to the European Union pulling the plug.