31.   Instead of progress, positions seem to have hardened, diplomats monitoring the talks said.

32.   That position seemed certain to be rejected by Western officials, who demand an immediate halt to Serb operations in Kosovo.

33.   That position seemed certain to be rejected by Western officials, who demand a halt to Serb operations in Kosovo.

34.   This position will now seem to be justified after Baghdad proved that it had hidden information on its program of weapons of mass destruction.

35.   His position seems almost impregnable after a cull of the sprinters in the opening stages.

36.   Now, the position seems a new one.

37.   The current position seems to lend weight to CiU concern over the scandal of the GAL police squad.