41.   He said he had tried to soothe racial tensions by convincing members of the black community to not boycott white businesses in town as they had planned.

42.   He was to head for Taiwan on Tuesday, where he said he would urge leaders not to inflame tensions by declaring formal independence from China.

43.   However, the Palestinian Authority blamed Israel for the latest crisis, saying it raised tensions by refusing to release Palestinian prisoners jailed for anti-Israeli activities.

44.   However, the Palestinian Authority blamed Israel for the latest crisis, saying it had raised tensions by refusing to release Palestinian prisoners jailed for anti-Israeli activities.

45.   Ibrahim, who led the Nigerian delegation, also accused Cameroon of fueling tensions by giving false portrayals of their conflicts to the court.

46.   International officials have been trying to defuse tensions by urging all sides, including the government, to move carefully to avoid a showdown.

47.   Israel accused Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat of organizing the violence, a charge denied by Palestinian officials who said Israel had stirred tensions by violating the peace accord.

48.   Lord advised that the two countries try to ease tensions by focussing on areas of common interest.

49.   Putting the two officers in the hands of the tribunal might ease tensions by emphasizing that it was no longer the Bosnian government that was holding them.

50.   Rudolf Scharping, the Social Democrat leader in parliament, accused the government of escalating tensions by delaying talks with the miners.