1.   Coogan said the dissident group is small but dangerous, and was locked in an unspoken mutual alliance with hardline unionists.

2.   Gregory Campbell, a leading hardline unionist here, says there should be inquiries into slaughters of Protestants by the IRA.

3.   The largest unionist party, having gained votes lost by more hardline unionists, may be willing to confront Sinn Fein at the negotiating table.

4.   Trimble fears losing support in the election to hardline unionists who oppose power sharing with Sinn Fein.

5.   But some hardline unionists vowed to keep pressuring the government to ease its social security overhaul, and another nationwide protest was planned for Saturday.

6.   Hardline unionist MP Peter Robinson accused the IRA of being behind the bomb attempt Wednesday.

7.   But the hardline unionists were digging in their heels against any role for the former US senator.

8.   Notat is accused by hardline unionists of having sold out to the government.

9.   Paisley is the most vocal of the hardline unionist politicians, although his Democratic Unionist Party holds only three seats in the House of Commons.