11.   But Kim again said Monday that only by standing firm on the new law can the economy survive.

12.   He risks little by standing firm, whereas the members of parliament could lose their jobs and all the perks that go with them.

13.   Lane said he supported mandatory testing for fighters and praised Nevada for standing firm last week when Morrison at first refused to take the test.

14.   The state-run Tanjug news agency quoted Milutinovic as standing firm.

15.   The state-run Tanjug news agency quoted Serbian President Milan Milutinovic as standing firm.

16.   The Social Democrats have hoped to snare votes by humiliating Kohl and standing firm in rejecting the plan in months of partisan wrangling.

17.   Hollywood luminaries lauded Disney for standing firm in a culture clash with Beijing over a movie about the Dalai Lama.

18.   But delegates have stumbled over the abortion issue, with the Vatican standing firm on a position to outlaw the operation.