31.   Looking to heal its deteriorating relations with investors, computer virus fighter Network Associates Inc. on Wednesday tabbed IBM Corp. veteran George Samenuk as its new chief executive officer.

32.   Now, its second in command must deal with a woman amid deteriorating relations with the United Nations.

33.   Not only has Samper survived domestic investigations, he has also overcome deteriorating relations with the United States, which stripped him of his U.S. visa this summer.

34.   The announcement of a possible meeting in the United States follows a quick succession of positive moves by both sides after three months of deteriorating relations.

35.   The comments come amid deteriorating relations between the two Southeast Asian neighbors, caused by differences over the shifting of a shared railroad immigration and customs point.

36.   The games triggered complaints from Sudan, which saw them as a provocation in light of deteriorating relations between the two neighbors.

37.   The incident capped months of deteriorating relations between the Slavic neighbors, which signed a treaty of union earlier in the year.

38.   The move reflected deteriorating relations between Iraq and Mauritania, a Muslim country which supported Saddam during the Gulf War and which has always had a strong Baath movement.

39.   The U.S. State Department also called its ambassador back to Washington for consultations on deteriorating relations between the two countries.

40.   Foreign diplomats in Tehran said the moves were a sign of deteriorating relations and that the two countries might have decided to scale down diplomatic ties.