21.   A top State Department official who visited Pakistan and India last week agreed Saturday that tensions were being reduced.

22.   According to The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Chemistry, fabric softening agents are surfactants, chemicals that reduce the tension at the surface where two different materials meet.

23.   Albright and her aides avoided questions on what Kim had to say about the possibility of reducing tensions between North and South on the Korean peninsula.

24.   British troops were deployed Thursday in this town in northern Kosovo in the latest attempt by peacekeepers to ensure security and reduce tension between the bitterly divided communities.

25.   Both sides have an interest in reducing tensions, but the Clinton administration must not do so at the expense of efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.

26.   Bush offered a pitch in favor of a missile shield, telling Qian that it ought to reduce tensions.

27.   But other analysts said Lee would take the mandate and seek a new dialogue with Beijing in hopes of reducing military tensions in the area.

28.   But the two sides have tried to reduce military tensions in the strait in recent months as they broaden economic ties.

29.   But there may now be a chance for further reducing tensions on the last active front of the Cold War.

30.   By utilizing techniques such as self-hypnosis, athletes are able to reduce tension and guard against overarousal, thereby increasing their focus on desirable outcomes.