81.   The tension has been exacerbated by efforts by both parties to recruit Khmer Rouge defectors into their ranks in the run-up to the scheduled elections.

82.   The tension has been exacerbated by the arrival of tens of thousands of refugees from Rwanda.

83.   Turkey and Greece stepped up a hostile war of words Wednesday after two incidents this week which threaten to exacerbate tensions between the neighbouring countries.

84.   Khartoum on Sunday accused Cairo of harassing its citizens by introducing new visa rules for the Sudanese and charged Egypt with exacerbating tensions in the region.

85.   That battle has exacerbated tension between the two parties which are the main partners in the current coalition government.

86.   The electoral court criticized Rocha for exacerbating tensions in the country just days before its general elections.

87.   The hostage taking has exacerbated ethnic tensions in the patchwork northern Caucasus region.