1.   Perhaps the most encouraging development is that the British and Irish governments are acting together again on Northern Ireland, after a dangerous rift.

2.   Alfredo Molano, a respected columnist, said seriously pursuing paramilitary groups would cause dangerous rifts in the army and sectors of the political establishment that support the militias.

3.   The Palestinians counsel that frustration with the slow pace of the Mideast peace process could create dangerous rifts in Palestinian society, he said.

4.   The Yadav affair has created a dangerous rift within the Front, with both the Socialist Party and communists also seeking his removal.

5.   The Yadav affair has created a dangerous rift within the Front, with both the Socialist Party and communists seeking his removal.

6.   The corruption allegations against Yadav have created a dangerous rift within the Front, with both the Socialist Party and communists seeking his removal.