1.   Analysts say the indictments reinforce the NATO argument that the war is necessary and serve to authoritatively rebuke the strident anti-war rhetoric from pacifists, Communists and Serb sympathizers.

2.   Candians seem bewildered by the strident anti-Cuban rhetoric echoing through the halls of Congress.

3.   For years, sometimes employing strident rhetoric, Gephardt has argued that a stagnant standard of living for middle-class Americans is the cause of voter unrest.

4.   His strident rhetoric about abortion, homosexuality, prayer and affirmative action has stirred fears and divisiveness, not reason.

5.   In both tone and substance, the statement marked an extraordinary departure from the strident rhetoric that Greece and Turkey often use when addressing each other in public.

6.   Some members of the government kept up their strident anti-NATO rhetoric and continued to reject the possibility of foreign troops in Kosovo.

7.   Something had to be done, Chasnoff thought, to counter the strident anti-gay rhetoric being virulently promoted by Robertson and his sympathizers.

8.   What Fortuyn did have in common with Le Pen, and other European rightists who have gained support in recent years, was his strident anti-immigrant rhetoric.

9.   While he was rigidly conservative on issues, he was never known for strident rhetoric and was well liked by Democratic colleagues.

10.   While rigidly conservative on issues, he was not known for strident rhetoric and was well liked by Democrats.