51.   White House spokesman Ari Fleischer played down a US newspaper report suggesting Sharon was losing support within the administration of President George W. Bush over his hardline stance.

52.   Kabila took a hardline stance, insisting that Mobutu transfer power to his Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire.

53.   Members of parliament have urged the government to soften its hardline stance and re-hire the workers to resolve the crisis which has resulted in increases in avoidable deaths.

54.   Netanyahu has raised an outcry in Arab governments for his hardline stance on the peace process since he defeated peace architect Shimon Peres in May elections.

55.   Opinion polls show that Peres has a slim lead over Netanyahu who has a more hardline stance on the peace process.

56.   Palestinian legislative chief Ahmad Korei said the protests could get worse if Israel does not budge from its hardline stance.

57.   President Gaidar Aliyev of Azerbaijan Thursday ordered mutinous police to surrender immediately, promising amnesty for those who do and a hardline stance against those who refuse.

58.   President Gaidar Aliyev of Azerbaijan Thursday ordered mutinous police to surrender immediately, promising amnesty for those who did and a hardline stance against those who refuse.

59.   Prime Minister John Major is likely to come under intense pressure in Cannes to modify the hardline stance Britain has adopted in the IGC reflection group.

60.   Since his election Netanhayu has angered many Arabs with his hardline stance on the peace process, dismissing the principle of trading occupied Arab land in exchange for peace.