1.   Are these relationships fraying, or do the tech executives see such cross-currents as a normal part of doing business?

2.   But this year, the relationship has frayed amid accusations of truth-twisting and disloyalty.

3.   But those relationships are at least fraying, and the American companies are jockeying for position to catch the stray cash.

4.   Ms. Quinn said she expected more relationships to fray as the investigation slogs on through a long, hot Washington summer.

5.   This year the relationship has frayed amid accusations of truth-twisting and disloyalty.

6.   Yet over the three years of the Clinton presidency, the relationship steadily frayed.