11.   Besides, the U.S. ideas are closer to the Israeli stance than to the Palestinian position.

12.   Michigan Gov. John Engler said voters in Republican primaries and caucuses might want a tougher stance than that.

13.   Medvedev said he would take a less abrasive stance than his predecessor.

14.   Netanyahu, who will assume power later this month, suggested that he would take a tougher stance than Peres.

15.   Netanyahu, who will assume power only later this month, suggested Tuesday that he would take a tougher stance than Peres.

16.   Other Tibetans, such as those from the Tibetan Youth Congress, have taken a more pro-independence stance than the Dalai Lama.

17.   Syria takes a much tougher stance than Jordan, and Gadhafi remains an outspoken foe of the Jewish state.

18.   The CSU claimed a more conservative, anti-tax stance than the CDU on the tax issue.

19.   The decision to link deployment to food aid was the latest in a series of moves in which Seoul has taken a tougher stance than before.

20.   The new Bosnian Serb prime minister signaled Sunday he would take a tougher stance than the moderate who was fired last week for being too close to Western powers.