Other trouble spots central Nigeria, where ethnic tensions are simmering, and the far north, the stomping ground of Boko Haram, a violent Muslim sect could get sucked into election related violence.

But the composed manner in which they delivered their remarks belied their countries long simmering tensions over the islands, which have come to a near boil in the last few months.

Finally, long simmering tensions in the Middle East between Israel and the US on one side and Iran on the other on the issue of nuclear proliferation could reach a boil by 2013.

Otherwise, simmering trade frictions could suddenly throw globalization sharply into reverse.

Farther east, a border war between Burma and Bangladesh is simmering.

The shady sale of Shin Corporation in February galvanized long simmering discontents.

For decades, open conflict and simmering hostility have been punctuated by periods of short lived bonhomie.

Tensions mounted.

It seems to have unlocked the gates of political upheavals that were simmering throughout the last year.

However, this time it seems to be really provoked and made its simmering feud with the authority public.

Trade tensions continue to mount.

Tensions are on the rise.

Bahrain remains a flashpoint Iraq is deeply unstable and the simmering conflict between Iran and Israel could flare up at any time.

Moreover, currency tensions will remain high.

Indeed, it is already creating tensions.

And regional tensions are running high.

Tensions will arise from such interactions.

In addition, the assassination of Mr. Hariri seems to have unlocked the gates of political upheavals that were simmering throughout the last year.

Furthermore, trade tensions could weaken political ties.

Territorial disputes have exacerbated these tensions significantly.

Tensions are rising over currencies as well.

Iranian Turkish tensions reflect three larger realities.

A key ingredient of this simmering conflict is ethnicity, the salience of which became evident even before the election of President Evo Morales in 2005.

United by this long simmering and humiliating sense of exclusion, Japanese policymakers, whatever their differences, stumbled toward the December 1 decision to go to war.

Its women both heal and intensify its tensions.

But none of the underlying tensions are resolved.

Tensions in financial markets have hit new highs.

At that point, tensions with Cambodia became inevitable.

As social tensions increase, political turmoil will follow.

The United Nations is torn apart by internal tensions.

Instead, tensions are now likely to continue to fester.

Today s tensions are rooted in paralysis on global rebalancing.

However, there is no doubt that the two men shared many basic assumptions about the nature of social theory, which have made the debate simmering ever since.

He hovered over four dishes simmering on the stove spiced rice kawwaj, a Syrian stew he made with tomatoes and onions ground beef with garlic and lentil soup.

Rising tensions within the EU have been the inevitable result.

Anti Japanese riots across China have heightened tensions in Asia.

Moreover, there has been an alarming increase in regional tensions.

Since tensions have existed between both of these ancestral tribes.

A split within the Jumbesh organization has increased factional tensions.

Outrage over the proposed law has been simmering for a while and netizens had already staged an online campaign to draw attention to the new law and its repercussions.

A consumer led rebalancing addresses many of the tensions noted above.

Banks in the eurozone came under pressure, and interbank tensions increased.

All sides must manage these tensions with great care and caution.

Those arms fuel underlying tensions, exacerbate conflicts and hamper peacebuilding efforts.

Between 1988 and 1989, racial tensions between Arabs and blacks escalated.