More nuanced diplomacy and some common sense should be able to prevent the arms sale without damaging relations with South Africa.

How can the president help them without damaging American relations with China?

Eric warns him against damaging relations between Kinnear and the Fletchers.

In fact, the United States rejected all diplomatic alternatives at the time, severely damaging relations with some of its most important and loyal allies.

Mr. Hussein said he would even have understood if Turkey had remained neutral, or aired its grievances without damaging bilateral relations.

Direct military intervention, however, ran the risk of angering Washington and damaging Anglo-Arab relations.

A condition of the interview was that the location not be disclosed for fear of damaging relations between China and the place that gave him refuge.

Restitution questions over property nationalised by the State following the communist putsch of 1948 are also damaging relations between galleries and the public.

However, if the American hostage was involved, a threat of damaging relations with America, from whence the dollars flowed, Chavez might have a chance.

However, before the protests could begin, a series of riots broke out across the country, further damaging relations between the two communities.