But authorities said yesterday that the attack apparently stemmed from a dispute over a holdup between low-level associates in another organized-crime group, the Gambino family.

The attack reportedly stemmed from an argument between American and Jordanian UN police over Iraq policies.

Officer Joseph Cavitolo, a police spokesman, did not describe the assault as racially motivated but said investigators believed the attack stemmed from a personal dispute.

He said only that the attack stemmed from their relationship.

A Police Department spokesman said it believed that the attack stemmed from a dispute over money.

The attacks all stem from the tribal area of Waziristan, according to a senior government official, who asked not to be identified because investigations are continuing.

O'Connor reasoned these attacks stemmed from a "fundamental misunderstanding of the role of the judicial branch of government."

As for abstract 'speculative' principles, Locke's attacks on them stem partly from his dissatisfaction with scholasticism.

Erica's English teacher could say only that the attacks stemmed from crazed hatred.

The attack may have stemmed from the journalist's report on alleged collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and security forces in Northern Ireland.