41.   But their increasingly conciliatory stance was dismissed by Ismail Abu Shanab, another top Hamas political leader in the Gaza Strip.

42.   The moment was ripe for Apple to take a more conciliatory stance against its rival.

43.   London is also secretly hoping that the Protestant electorate puts pressure on the parties during the local elections to adopt a more conciliatory stance.

44.   Taking a more conciliatory stance, Wu said that China had invited human rights commissioner Jose Ayala-Lasso, and other UN representatives to travel to China.

45.   The alternative would be to take a conciliatory stance enabling it to maintain some observers on the ground.