1.   But BMG has also hardened its resolve.

2.   But several Republicans said that the bombing strikes had only hardened the resolve in their party to impeach.

3.   But several Republicans said that the military action had only hardened the resolve in their party to impeach the president.

4.   However, the North Vietnamese thought of bombs as bombs, not as telegrams, so escalation progressively hardened their resolve.

5.   Instead, they seem to have hardened his resolve, shaped his approach to each assignment.

6.   Opposition leaders said the violence had only hardened their resolve to press for more constitutional reforms.

7.   The event moved the politically conservative Papa to a more centrist position, and hardened his resolve to do what he thought was good.

8.   The rightward shift in national politics has legitimately raised their expectations and hardened their resolve not to compromise.

9.   The Steelers, to their credit, hardened their resolve when it came to Stewart.

10.   There are persistent but unconfirmed reports the rebel troops have massacred Hutu civilians in their territory, hardening the resolve of the Hutu guerrillas not to surrender.