21.   But he also urged West-leaning Poland not to create any new barriers to its eastern neighbors when it joins the European Union.

22.   But relations improved last year, when the kingdom distanced itself from its eastern neighbor.

23.   But Kavan indicated the Czechs may appeal on Slovakia to improve security at the border with its eastern neighbors instead.

24.   Despite the political tensions, business links endured because the economy of resource-barren Jordan is closely tied with its eastern neighbor and main oil supplier.

25.   Even if Poland joins the European Union, it wants to keep its border with eastern neighbor the Ukraine visa-free, President Aleksander Kwasniewski said Wednesday.

26.   Finns saw German help as the only means of survival against its huge eastern neighbor.

27.   Foreign aid budgets are shrinking, however, and available funds are more often given to eastern European neighbors than to poor countries in Africa and Asia.

28.   For its part, the EU promised to continue to open markets to the East and consult its eastern neighbors before imposing punitive trade measures.

29.   For their part, the Union will continue to open its markets to the East and consult Eastern neighbors before imposing punitive trade measures.

30.   Germany has led calls for more money for its eastern neighbors.