1.   And some suggested his stance against busing has proven well-founded because of the havoc that ensued in the Boston schools.

2.   Appearing before groups of black elected officials, Mr. Wallace apologized for his stance against integration.

3.   Before the June elections, the Bank Restructuring Agency was winning praise for what was seen as its tough stance against politically connected borrowers.

4.   Booker said it was so written to give insurance companies the flexibility they need to shift from their previous intransigent stance against alternative therapies.

5.   A tough stance against students making threats is not unique to Port Huron.

6.   After intense pressure from the State Department, Jackson later adopted a harder stance against Sankoh.

7.   After the McGwire publicity, the NFL reiterated its stance against steroid use.

8.   Allstate has taken an aggressive stance against medical insurance fraud.

9.   Already, the company has begun softening its once-tenacious stance against that practice.

10.   Both have taken a hardline stance against the Palestinians and have criticized the Clinton administration for abstaining from a U.N. vote last week instead of casting a veto.