31.   The decision by the Saudi-led Gulf Cooperation Council signaled a tough stance by key Arab countries against lifting the nearly five-year-old embargo.

32.   The operation demonstrated a tougher stance by NATO peacekeepers, who have been widely accused of closing their eyes to the war crimes suspects around them.

33.   The trial comes amid a toughening stance by the Cuban government, which sees itself under increasing attack by the U.S. government and the Miami-based exile community.

34.   Tous angered hard-liners with its anti-war stance by calling for a diplomatic solution rather than military strikes in the conflict with the Taliban militia in Afghanistan.

35.   France, backed by Turkey -- which is close to the Bosnian Moslems -- took a firm stance by urging the use of force to recapture the Moslem enclave.

36.   He said a united stance by ASEAN on the matter was a positive development for the regional grouping.

37.   He said a united stance by ASEAN on the matter was a positve development for the regional grouping.

38.   However, Chaveriat said that a radical anti-European stance by the government would hit the pound in the long term.

39.   Ahmed made it clear there had been no significant shift in stance by either country on the Kashmir during the negotiations, which could be extended Monday.

40.   Ahmed made it clear there had been no significant shift in stance by either country on the Kashmir issue during the negotiations.