21.   He was expected to discuss his no prisoners-for-hostages stance with President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada.

22.   Never adopt a confrontational stance with subordinates in front of their peers.

23.   Separate photographs of both leaders in combative stances with their fists clenched were splashed across the front page of the Yediot Ahronot daily.

24.   His troops did not seem discouraged and one of his aides backed his stance with conviction.

25.   In the second set, Bang became equally careful, with both maintaining a mostly passive stance with long rallies punctuated by drop shots or lobs.

26.   But the state, which fears violence by Israeli settlers, seems to have adopted a tougher stance with the approach of an Israeli military redeployment from Hebron.

27.   Manager Tommy Burns and chairman Fergus McCann were united in their stance with the Dutchman who has made himself unpopular with the club officials.

28.   President Bill Clinton has won points among the US public for his confrontational stance with Congress over environmental issues, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

29.   The American Automobile Manufacturers Association, which represents the major carmakers and autoparts makers, have lauded the Clinton administration get tough stance with Japan.