21.   Herman and Ms. Weaver are longtime friends whose relationship became an issue during the confirmation fight.

22.   In some cases, the relationships became very close.

23.   Instead of sitting down with Aikman to try and resolve their differences, Switzer has allowed the relationship to become even more frigid.

24.   It also showed how tense the Mercer-Pitino relationship had become.

25.   Long before we all know what we do now about what the relationship would become.

26.   Oe knew Mishima, and their relationship became difficult.

27.   Once they stopped winning regularly, the relationship became as disposable as a Hollywood marriage.

28.   Once-solid relationships can become unsettled and crumble, left in an altered state like a pile of rubble.

29.   Since the Enlightenment, these relationships have become still more contentious as state power has grown and religious claims have shrunk.

30.   Some fear this relationship has become a little too cozy.