11.   Acknowledging that the church in the past has failed to give women sufficient power, Bishop Sessford nevertheless takes his stand firmly against a female priesthood.

12.   Although Bruder and Wiese did not take the stand, their stories were revealed through the testimony of the government investigators who interviewed them.

13.   Also, the Walt Disney Co., which gained part-ownership and managerial control of the Angels last year, will have taken a stand on principle.

14.   Although insurance carriers are not taking a stand on Prop.

15.   And because the four officers took the stand in their own defense, the nationally televised trial has also given civilians a rare glimpse into authentic police culture.

16.   And he takes stands that, if not surely politically ruinous, are bound to be politically costly.

17.   And if the defendant takes the stand, prosecutors may use the statement in cross-examination to attack his credibility and expose perjury.

18.   And both take unsurprising stands in favor of saving Social Security, scrapping the current federal tax code, passing campaign finance reform and helping public schools.

19.   And he had drawn a line in the clay, taking a stand against the probing ears of the television rights-holders.

20.   And so Clinton deliberately set out last year to take stands on moral and social issues.