1.   In Iowa, where the antiabortion movement dominates Republican politics, Buchanan moved to stake out the strongest position on the subject.

2.   Banks that have cleared their books of bad debt will be in the strongest position to compete.

3.   Both guerrilla groups want to come to the table in the strongest possible position.

4.   After sifting through the myriad possibilities, a chess-playing computer tries to choose the move that will leave it in the strongest position.

5.   But AOL is in the strongest position to reach the unwired because it operates its own Internet service, not just a Web site.

6.   During the Democratic primaries, former Senator Bill Bradley took the strongest position on gun control, calling for the registration of all handguns.

7.   For the Devils, the choice of Sykora gives them needed depth at center, not their strongest position during their Stanley Cup championship season.

8.   He may be excluded because, of all the Republican leaders, he has staked out the strongest position on Clinton, calling for his resignation.

9.   If our national focus should shift from domestic issues to some international crisis, however, Dole is in the strongest GOP political position.