1.   But rather than ease his stance against the United States, Castro has been increasingly defiant.

2.   Kentucky eased its stance after discussions between attorneys general from the two states.

3.   Bush to reiterate Cuba policy, not expected to ease hard-line stance.

4.   But the hard-line Lukashenko has not eased his stance regarding the two men, television correspondent Pavel Sheremet and cameraman Dmitri Zavadsky.

5.   But recently Washington appeared to be moving towards easing its stance against the junta because of the seriousness of the drug problem.

6.   But the government has apparently eased its stance.

7.   He urged Egypt to ease its stance on the treaty.

8.   However, the French authorities in recent months have considerably eased their stance.

9.   The government later eased its stance and agreed to negotiate a payment plan with Gazprom.

10.   Under pressure from opponents, the administration eased its stance last week and said it wanted safety inspections of trucks before they enter the United States.