21.   The longer-term measure would also give negotiators a chance to solve lingering disputes.

22.   The lingering dispute over measures to stop rampant Chinese piracy of U.S. movies, software and recordings has triggered threats of a trade war.

23.   The ministers strongly urged Turkey to resolve lingering disputes with Greece both over Cyprus and islands in the Aegean.

24.   The two countries have reached a tentative agreement on dividing the ships, but there have been lingering disputes over the status of Sevastopol.

25.   The two nations have a lingering dispute over independence claims by Nagorno-Karabakh, which is controlled by Armenia but is located within Azerbaijan.

26.   The two sides have moved slowly to resume dialogue because of lingering disputes over whether sensitive political issues should be discussed.

27.   The World Court agreed Wednesday to intervene in a lingering offshore territorial dispute between Qatar and Bahrain.

28.   They have reached a tentative agreement on dividing the ships, but there has been a lingering dispute over Sevastopol.

29.   U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher agreed with Chinese leaders that U.S.-China relations are improving, despite lingering disputes over Taiwan and human rights.

30.   He said he had spoken earlier Wednesday with Canadian International Trade Minister Roy MacLaren over two lingering disputes involving Canadian sales of softwood lumber and sugar.