1.   American investors are concerned about the hard-line stance toward the Middle East peace process that Netanyahu took in the recent Israeli election.

2.   An openly hostile stance toward Chavez could do more harm than good.

3.   Analysts were expecting the Social Democrats to take a wait-and-see stance toward joining the single currency.

4.   And the custodians of the current hard-line policy are out of sync with the general public, which increasingly favors a less hostile stance toward Havana.

5.   As for Microsoft, its stance toward a settlement has been set by Chairman Bill Gates.

6.   At each meeting, the Fed adopted a neutral stance toward future rate decisions.

7.   At the same time, organized labor has softened its once hard-line stance toward illegal immigrants already in the country, as it seeks to unionize them.

8.   At the same time, Chinese officials noted that they have seen other presidents, including Clinton, moderate their stance toward China after assuming office.

9.   At the same time, unions have softened its once hard-line stance toward illegal immigrants already in the country, as they seek to unionize them.

10.   Also, the prosecutor said that FBI agents took an aggressive stance toward people they suspected of terrorist activities.