1.   BP took notice and shifted its stance.

2.   But after Solana had seen Cheney, Condoleezza Rice and Powell, the United States shifted its stance behind the Europeans.

3.   Earlier on Tuesday in Moscow, the Russian government, which made no official statement on the matter, nonetheless appeared to be shifting its stance concerning production cuts.

4.   He initially denied that anyone accompanying him was a journalist, then he shifted stance and said that Taitt had been in the waiting room, not the courtroom.

5.   Thus, if American troops did come without an accord as part of a new NATO operation, President Clinton would have to shift his stance considerably.

6.   Traders were particularly skeptical that Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin would shift his stance on the dollar.

7.   He seemed to suggest the IMF might be persuaded to shift its stance.

8.   Singapore quietly shifts human rights stance.

9.   Like the Palestinians, who make up almost half of the Jordanian population, political parties here have shifted their stance towards Iraq.