31.  India dropped its hardline stance against any inclusion of worker rights in the WTO ministerial text, paving the way for a consensus.

32.  A delegation of Golan settlers met Netanyahu in his Jerusalem office, and said afterwards they were reassured by his hardline stance.

33.  Aliyev had Thursday ordered hundreds of mutinous police to surrender immediately, promising amnesty for those who gave themselves up and a hardline stance against those who held out.

34.  An advocate of tolerance, he managed to defuse internal tensions within the Union, which relaxed its hardline anti-communist stance and policy of confrontation with other opposition parties.

35.  As the head of the Buddhist clergy in the east, Seelalanka wielded immense influence in the region and was known for his hardline stance against the LTTE.

36.  Australia has faced mounting international criticism over its hardline stance towards illegal migration.

37.  But Information Minister Jonathan Moyo showed few signs of easing his hardline stance on the bill, and attacked individual foreign journalists as he argued in favor of it.

38.  But in many other firms, unions were divided over the hardline stance of their confederation, which spearheaded the first labor unrest, press reports said.

39.  But North Korea drew back into its shell of isolation after Bush took office in February last year and signalled a hardline stance toward the North.

40.  But Yonhap news agency late Friday quoted an unnamed government official as saying Seoul might ease its hardline stance.