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The activists said the training would only deepen tensions in the region.

Such episodes deepen tensions and complicate the environment for peace talks.

The moves could deepen tensions before Nigeria's closest-fought elections since the country returned to democracy in 1999.

They are also loath to deepen tensions with Russia and China, which have blocked efforts to unify the United Nations Security Council behind stronger measures.

The strike could deepen tensions with Pakistan, which has periodically bristled at American counterterrorism efforts even as Bin Laden evidently found safe refuge on its territory for nearly a decade.

The fatal airstrike on Wednesday in Khost Province, which Afghan officials say killed eight children and two women, ignited outrage in neighboring villages, and it could deepen tensions between the Afghan government and Western authorities here.

In the absence of meaningful negotiations, however, it must prevent both parties from deepening tensions.

For some, the student uproar is a sign of deepening tensions between Warwick students and staff.

Holbrooke's Bosnia exploit, and Lake's aborted nomination to head the C.I.A. in Clinton's second term, deepened tensions.

The war in Syria has deepened tensions here, with several outbursts of violence in the past year directly related to the conflict.

The apparent strike follows reports earlier in the day that Russian reconnaissance drones were flying over Syria, bringing  the prospect of deepening tensions with the West.