71.   Mindful of the impact on his February agreement, Annan said before the council meeting that he hoped the finding would not damage U.N. relations with Iraq.

72.   McKinnon said he did not believe the issue would damage relations between the two countries.

73.   Prominent members of Congress said U.S.-North Korean relations had been damaged by the incident.

74.   President Bush has said China must return the plane and its crew or else relations could be damaged.

75.   Russian foreign minister Yevgeny Primakov hit out Friday at western policies which he said were damaging relations between Russia and the West.

76.   Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz has told France that a parliamentary bill on the Armenian genocide could damage bilateral relations, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

77.   Recent reports of racist threats against a Malaysian and other Asian students have not damaged relations with Australia, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said.

78.   Russia, which denies Iran received any such technology from Russia and has criticized the U.S. sanctions, has warned the U.S. move could damage relations.

79.   Since then, Chinese officials have made it clear that more such sales would damage bilateral relations.

80.   Sharon said too much attention to the Israel-Palestinian issue has damaged bilateral relations with the United States.