1.   But these positive ties have to be examined in relation to continuing Anglo-American tensions and contradictions.

2.   Amid the continuing tensions, many greeted the NATO operation with skepticism.

3.   Anxiety over the unsettled situation is heightened by continuing tensions in the southern state of Chiapas.

4.   Against the yen, the dollar benefited from the continuing tensions between China and Taiwan.

5.   But the session highlighted some continuing political tensions.

6.   His visit comes at a time of continuing political tension in Burma.

7.   In an era of continuing racial tension, the importance of high-profile, high-quality Hispanic literature is inestimable.

8.   In New York yesterday, the dollar rose against the yen for a sixth day amid continuing tension between China and Taiwan.

9.   In one indication of the continuing tensions, Kim spoke to the parliament in Korean, even though he speaks fluent Japanese from his childhood in the colonial era.

10.   ISRAELI stocks fell amid investor concern at continuing tensions between Israel and the Palestinians over the building of a Jewish neighborhood in southeast Jerusalem.