21.   The current violence has hardened attitudes on both sides.

22.   The Democratic Unionists help harden attitudes by attacking any flexible comments from Ulster Unionist ranks.

23.   The poll is the latest in a series of surveys that shows hardening Palestinian attitudes toward Israel during a year of bloody conflict.

24.   The two bomb attacks seemed certain to harden Israeli attitudes even more.

25.   In doing so, they are defying the nationalists who have hardened their attitudes to Western habits and symbols, from drinking alcohol to Santa Claus.

26.   There have been disturbing recent signs of hardening attitudes.

27.   Under the combined pressure of Israel, the United States and Europe, Arafat appeared to have no other choice but harden his attitude towards the Islamic movements.

28.   Kiev is worried Moscow might harden its attitudes as it attempts to win over nationalist sections of its electorate ahead of Russian presidential elections in June.

29.   Parliament has hardened its attitude because six leftist inmates have died in hunger strikes to protest prison conditions in Turkey.

30.   The former hardened attitudes in European capitals for a greater cull of British cattle.