11.   Brown vowed during the mayoral campaign that he would take a strong stance against sexual harassment in his administration.

12.   Buchanan expressed compassion for some illegal immigrants, but held to his tough stance against those who cross the border illegally.

13.   Buchanan believes he may beat Dole by appealing to Christian conservatives with his hard-line stance against abortion rights.

14.   Buchanan cast himself as the true champion of anti-abortion activists by taking a hard-line stance against the procedure.

15.   But among some critics of the police, the shift in emphasis raises the question of whether the aggressive stance against low-level crime has exacted too high a price.

16.   But Justice has taken an aggressive stance against airline mergers, for good reason.

17.   But rather than ease his stance against the United States, Castro has been increasingly defiant.

18.   But last week Huffington admitted, after initial denial, that he had hired an undocumented worker -- despite a tough campaign stance against illegal immigration.

19.   But the text was greeted with hesitancy by Arab diplomats who have been lobbying for a tougher stance against Israel.

20.   But the police gave no indication that they would take a tough stance against the protesters.