Such a spiritual conflict poses a challenge to those concerned with the future of Judaism - to whom the Jewish family is crucial.

This conflict poses the greatest long-term risk of violence, diplomats say.

The conflict in Afghanistan has posed a broad spectrum of concerns for human rights organizations, not the least of them the absence of credible information from the scene.

"An open conflict with the Technic would pose no problem for the Proctorate," Lenos boasted.

This conflict between open source software and copyright reform poses challenges for reform advocates.

But the conflict also posed a ticklish choice for G.M., which had a great deal to do with its own eagerness to sign a peace pact.

The Sultan, Ibrahim Dasuki, told reporters that the conflict posed a potential "threat to our survival as one nation."

"Considering the present situation in the world, local conflicts will pose the main threats to Russia," Mr. Putin said.

"A major conflict on our border might have posed a threat to--" "Wrong," Minza said, cutting her off.

The conflict poses increasingly urgent questions about how - and whether - Israel should exercise its dominion.