1.   And if strategic relations deteriorated and a return to active nuclear deployments seemed necessary, the United States and Russia could still bring the weapons out of storage.

2.   As relations have deteriorated, the Chinese have rejected some contacts as well.

3.   But as relations with Netanyahu deteriorated, Arafat began releasing some of the detainees.

4.   But that is slow work and relations are deteriorating rapidly.

5.   Guadiana said relations with management deteriorated rapidly after the takeover of Magma.

6.   He was stripped of his captaincy and relations had deteriorated between the Flyers and the Lindros family.

7.   In recent weeks, relations with Lafontaine deteriorated so badly that Schroeder was not even able to reach Lafontaine on the telephone until after he resigned.

8.   Israeli-Palestinian relations deteriorated when the militant wing of the Islamist Hamas organization responded with a series of terrorist attacks.

9.   Israeli-Palestinian relations have deteriorated since Israel approved building a Jerusalem neighborhood on land claimed by both Palestinians and Israelis in late February.

10.   Last month, Martin said relations had deteriorated to the point that a union strike might be an option.