11.  Speaking to a group in the Little Havana section of Miami, Dole implied he would take a tougher stand against Cuba than Clinton if he were elected.

12.  The campaign represents a tougher stand against extremism.

13.  The British government is demanding that the French take a tougher stand against strikers.

14.  The dissidents advocate a much tougher stand than the current leadership on wages, benefits and the use of private contractors, and its leaders freely talk about strikes.

15.  The one-day meeting here was held without Syria and Lebanon, whose governments wanted an even tougher stand.

16.  The United States did not receive a response from France or Russia, which some administration officials viewed as tacit consent for a tougher stand.

17.  They were jammed Monday and early Tuesday with furious denunciations of American imperialism and demands that Beijing take a tougher stand than it did over the Belgrade bombing.

18.  U.S. officials told the Washington Post the moves would not be aimed at toppling Samper, but to ensure his government takes a tougher stand on drug traffickers.

19.  Others have criticized Clinton for not taking a tougher stand in Bosnia.

20.  Asfour blamed the United States for failing to take a tougher stand with Israel.