11.   Baseball officials say that if Irabu maintains that stance, it may lead to three-way talks among the Padres, Yankees and Marines.

12.   Britain has been the most assertive country about the possible need to send in ground troops whether or not Milosevic consents, and Cook maintained that stance Sunday.

13.   Clinton, at the risk of political and legal peril, decided to change his story even though he had maintained a stance of innocence for seven months.

14.   Susilo promised the open stance would be maintained and the dialogues continued on an intermittent basis, and follow up actions would be taken.

15.   The Interior Minister still maintained his stance that the government should not bring in another coalition party to shore up its slim majority in Parliament.

16.   While maintaining their stance, North Korean officials agreed in principle to hold another round of talks, he said.

17.   Despite being ridiculed, Boyle maintained his stance that everything must be done to find the documents to restore public confidence in the military.

18.   Finance Ministry senior deputy director-general Zenbei Mizoguchi maintained the stance he has taken over the last several days, saying the fundamentals argued for a weaker yen.

19.   Robson conceded that all Super League clubs faced extinction if the players maintained their tough stance.

20.   Speaking after a regular cabinet meeting, Mitsuzuka said Japan continued to maintain this stance towards foreign exchange markets.