1.   But not taking a firm stance can hurt women who unwittingly break the rules of their own restraining order and send mixed messages to police.

2.   He felt that it was his firm stance that gave him credibility with Syrians and Arabs throughout the region.

3.   Mbeki has taken a firm stance against the unions in his pursuit of leaner government, but at a potential cost to his ability to govern.

4.   Prevention has taken a firm stance on helping people become better patients, Padus said.

5.   The league has taken a firm stance on violent incidents that carry into the crowd.

6.   Vaughan took his firm stance against abortion well beyond the pulpit, and went to jail for it more than once.

7.   Whether that firm stance should include action against Iraq is a matter of great public debate across Europe.

8.   Authorities often denounced their firm anti-war stance.

9.   Britain, with the United States, generally has taken a firm stance against Iraq in the U.N. Security Council.

10.   But President Suleyman Demirel took a firm stance in favor of the polls.