21.   Australian swimming officials and competitors also expressed concern at the stance by soccer and cycling, saying the two sports should be expelled from the Olympic program.

22.   Bahrain backed up its rejectionist stance by boycotting the session of the World Court, formally known as the International Court of Justice.

23.   Blumer said the case against Higuera is not meant as an anti-abortion stance by Michigan or its attorney general.

24.   Bush defended his stance by saying stricter limits now on greenhouse gas emissions could further weaken the U.S. economy and worsen energy shortages plaguing parts of the country.

25.   Bush has defended his stance by saying that stricter limits now on greenhouse gas emissions could worsen energy shortages in parts of the United States.

26.   But some Episcopal dioceses disregard the official stance by ordaining homosexual clergy and blessing the relationships of same-sex couples.

27.   In Washington, Bush defended his stance by saying stricter limits now on greenhouse gas emissions could worsen energy shortages plaguing parts of the country.

28.   Khan said the group had been outraged by what it called liberal stances by the ruling African National Congress on the sex industry, abortion and legalizing casinos.

29.   Naimi said Friday it was too early to specify a stance by producers on whether to increase production.

30.   Such a stance by Milosevic would mark a huge concession by the authoritarian Yugoslav leader.