41.  He urged delegates to take a firm stand with North Korea.

42.  Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert of Likud said Thursday that unless the government took a firm stand, it would gradually lose control over east Jerusalem.

43.  Meanwhile, a high ranking U.S. State Department official, Martin Indyk, continued his tour of Gulf states seeking support for a firm U.N. stand on the dispute.

44.  Nevertheless, the five Democratic legislators said it was time for President Clinton, a Democrat, to take a firm stand against Turkey despite its membership in NATO.

45.  The ambassador had delivered a message from President Bill Clinton underlining the need for a firm Italian stand.

46.  The Bahamas government has taken a firm stand against the smugglers who bring refugees to the islands.

47.  The France-Tibet group said the climbers wanted to encourage French authorities to take a firm stand on alleged human rights abuse in Tibet.

48.  The lorry situation is bad indeed and I feel the authorities should take a firm stand.

49.  This is our firm stand.

50.  Tired of the confusion, FIFA is taking a firm stand.