1.   Both have taken a hardline stance against the Palestinians and have criticized the Clinton administration for abstaining from a U.N. vote last week instead of casting a veto.

2.   Cases abound showing that Beijing has toughened its already hardline stance towards Hong Kong, despite hopes in some quarters of the community for a return to pragmatism.

3.   It also helped convince the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher to take a hardline stance against the IRA.

4.   There was speculation that pragmatists within the party opposed the hardline stance of its Swadeshi Jagran Manch lobby.

5.   Prime Minister John Howard recently adopted a hardline stance against people smugglers, turning away boats headed for Australia and refusing to allow refugees disembark.

6.   Apparently under pressure from Croatian President Franjo Tudjman, Bosnian Croats are easing their hardline nationalist stance.

7.   But, with both sides taking an increasingly hardline stance, the row will sour the atmosphere.

8.   He said he knew that some Australians felt ashamed about the international criticism the hardline stance had attracted.

9.   His hardline stance appears to have gained him greater popularity domestically as Australia prepares for a general election later this year.

10.   His hardline stance seems to have gained him greater popularity domestically as Australia prepares for an election later this year.