1.   And the President appeared in subsequent interviews to return to more ambiguous stance.

2.   It prefers to maintain an ambiguous stance to keep such potential foes as Iran, Iraq and Libya off guard.

3.   His remarks appeared to reflect the ambiguous stance taken by Australian Trade Minister Tim Fischer since his arrival here Sunday when he chaired a meeting of the group.

4.   Eventually Prime Minister Alain Juppe ruled out the proposal, rejecting an ambiguous stance taken by his foreign minister.

5.   Many Basque parties have criticised the PNV for its ambiguous stance towards ETA after it recently suggested immediate talks with the separatists and Ajuria Enea membership for Herri Batasuna.