1.   The NRA has been painted as an organization on the defensive because of its strong rhetoric about what it calls law-enforcement abuses.

2.   We are aware of a number of groups in Arizona and around the country that speak with very strong rhetoric.

3.   But his strong rhetoric was overshadowed by a sense of crisis and instability that has buffeted Greece since the ill-fated attempt to protect the Kurdish rebel leader.

4.   But the party leader, Necmettin Erbakan, has kept up his strong rhetoric.

5.   Critics see the strong rhetoric from both sides as signs of deeper political maneuvering.

6.   Despite the strong rhetoric, U.S. and British diplomats worked throughout the day to polish and sometimes weaken language in hopes of a unanimous vote.

7.   Farmers wield political influence well beyond their numerical strength and they often have backed up strong rhetoric with a show of muscle during demonstrations.

8.   Malaysia is among them, despite strong rhetoric that it would not sign up.

9.   Using characteristically strong rhetoric, the newspaper said the United States was trying to derail rapprochement between South and North Korea.

10.   Hong Kong newspapers produced special editions with strong nationalistic rhetoric Tuesday to hail the landing of activists on disputed Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea.