61.   The remark drew a deluge of condemnation from fellow Socialists, exposing old divisions as the current prime minister, Lionel Jospin, works to heal the rifts.

62.   The Vatican thanked Carey for his efforts to heal rifts between Anglicans and Roman Catholics, noting the archbishop had met several times with Pope John Paul II.

63.   They appeared intent on healing their rift.

64.   He said it was now up to Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Prime Minister John Howard to heal the rift.

65.   International efforts to heal the rift have been unsuccessful.

66.   Abdallah and Jordanian Prime Minister Zeid ben Shaker also discussed ways to heal rifts in the Arab world and bolster bilateral ties, the agency said.

67.   Another goal will be trying to heal the rifts created by the merger battle.

68.   But the two governments have made a concerted effort to heal their rift, and have convened a high-level Anglo-Irish conference on Ulster on Thursday in London.

69.   But Mandelson said recently the rift was now healed.

70.   Dublin had bitterly criticized Annesley and the British government for letting the Portadown march go ahead, but the two governments have since attempted to heal the rift.