21.   Clinton had planned to mend a growing rift between the two countries military alliance over crimes committed by U.S. forces stationed in Okinawa.

22.   Clinton had hoped to mend a growing rift between the two countries over crimes allegedly committed by U.S. forces stationed in Okinawa.

23.   It also has contributed to a growing rift between South Africa and neighboring Zimbabwe, the two regional powers.

24.   On Tuesday, Ms. Bhutto met with Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani to allay concerns of a growing rift between the two countries, which have competing interests in Afghanistan.

25.   Russian media and politicians have long been buzzing with rumors about a growing rift between Yeltsin and Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov.

26.   Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, meanwhile, was meeting Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov Tuesday in Oslo, seeking to bridge a growing rift between NATO and Moscow.

27.   The Episcopal Church traditionally has been very tolerant of dissenting opinions and Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold is trying to mend the growing rift, Solheim said.

28.   The situation was worsened by a growing rift between di Mambro and other leading cult members, including Jouret.

29.   The public battle reflected the growing rift between hardliners, usually characterized as nationalists who oppose democracy, and moderates, who lean toward organizing Croatia along Western lines.

30.   The show of defiance by Luzhkov highlights a growing rift between the Kremlin and city leaders.