1.   Boldon said he maintained his stand against drugs, and his father defended him, saying his son would never take drugs to enhance his performance.

2.   He added that Malaysia will maintain its stand on the need for the regulation of currency trading to prevent excessive speculative activities.

3.   He said during the meeting, Malaysia would maintain its stand for controls over rogue currency speculators in an effort to instil discipline among them.

4.   In the future, when forests are in a more natural condition, prescribed fires will be used to maintain open stands.

5.   So I maintain my stand, and I will not have my daughter circumcised.

6.   The airport maintains separate stands for fixed-fare cabs that are clearly marked in English.

7.   Asked if he thought it was appropriate to urge businesses to withhold advertising dollars from newspapers with editorial viewpoints different fom the company leadership, Gingrich maintained his stand.

8.   So far the employers have maintained this stand.

9.   The dean of the Bundestag, writer Stefan Heym, resigned his seat in protest, but Scharping and the SPD maintained their stand.