51.   Spokesmen for both companies said they did not immediately know whether any patent disputes remained between the companies.

52.   Some disputes remain though, especially with local fishermen over compensation for alleged damage to fish stocks.

53.   The border dispute remains at the forefront of relations and negotiations have made little progress.

54.   The British leader said he recognized that the dispute over Kashmir remains a huge sore point between the two countries.

55.   The dispute remains a major point of contention in Japanese-Russian relations.

56.   The disputes remain, despite a recent thaw in relations which has led to cooperation in combatting illegal immigration and attracting tourists.

57.   The continued dispute remains a key obstacle to convening a second peace summit, even though the sides made strides in other areas toward achieving a permanent peace agreement.

58.   The dispute had apparently remained alive until Thursday when the Palestinian religious affairs minister, Hassan Tahboub, said Jordanian mediation has failed.

59.   The dispute remains unresolved, with Japan demanding the return of several northern islands seized by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II.

60.   The dispute remains now as unsolved as it ever was.