21.  Fred Bishop, executive director of the Seattle-based International Foundation for Homeopathy, said some homeopathic practitioners take no firm stand and leave the decision to parents.

22.  He takes a particularly firm stand on Russia being accepted into the WTO, comments on the steel debate, etc.

23.  In a telephone call Monday, President Clinton urged Yeltsin to take a firm stand with Milosevic.

24.  McDonald criticized Bush for having refused to take a firm stand on specific issues in the GOP platform.

25.  Moscow must take a firm stand.

26.  On Thursday, Karzai appeared reluctant to take a firm stand on amnesty for Omar, leaving open a window for him to reject surrender.

27.  Since that was impossible, they settled for an obscure governor who had taken a firm stand against blacks involved in race riots.

28.  Smaller districts would be more homogeneous, making it easier for politicians to take firm stands.

29.  Sometimes, Perry took a firm stand.

30.  That decision set off a firestorm of criticism from those who wanted the institute to take a firm stand.