1.   But in the intervening months, both sides have hardened their positions and compromise now seem remote.

2.   But the verbal crossfire outside the talks suggested that both sides had hardened their positions.

3.   Even though both sides have hardened lately, those basic truths have not changed and I believe the process is still alive.

4.   The chief European negotiator, the former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, said Sunday that all sides were hardening their positions before the talks.

5.   When putting on the roof pieces, let one side harden before attaching the other roof side.

6.   Both sides harden positions.

7.   Positions on all sides were hardening that could isolate the country, something an international firm like UBS can ill afford, Cabiallavetta said.

8.   The committee is scheduled to meet again Friday, but both sides are hardening their positions.

9.   Unable to make progress, both sides have hardened their positions in recent weeks.

10.   As both sides hardened their positions, Clinton noted earlier that the power struggle between Congress and his Democratic administration has landed the nation in unknown territory.