11.   It has stiffened Arab resistance to U.S. plans in Iraq.

12.   The threat to Banja Luka seemed primarily blunted by stiffening Serb resistance, however.

13.   United Nations officials say the proposed legislation has stiffened Vietnamese resistance to deportation and heightened tensions in internment camps in Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia.

14.   Novak stiffened his resistance in the second set, saving four break points in the third game.