91.   It is expected to take tough stance against Caribbean colonies hostile to homosexuals and keen to hang convicted murderers.

92.   It is the first time since NATO started its air attack on Yugoslavia that such a large group of intellectuals have publicly taken a stance.

93.   It takes a crisis to bring Arab leaders together, and crises inevitably reveal the hollowness of Arab pledges to take unified stances.

94.   Mbeki has taken unpopular stances before.

95.   Meanwhile, another European visitor took a stance more critical of the government.

96.   Neighboring Pakistan, which may have intervened, has distanced itself from the Taliban and taken a stance more supportive of the United States.

97.   Muslim nations took different stances Monday on suicide bombings in Israel, with Malaysia urging an end to them and Saudi Arabia calling Palestinian suicide bombers martyrs.

98.   Not once during his tenure has that organization taken a stance that has helped Africa, he said.

99.   Oh added that the South had not taken a stance on the matter.

100.   Pataki spokesman Michael McKeon refused to take a stance on the plan.